Pennsylvania Company

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Pennsylvania Company

Lines operated by the Pennsylvania Company
Overview
Reporting mark	PRR
Locale	Pittsburgh, PA to Chicago, IL
Dates of operation	April 1, 1871–January 1, 1921
Successor	Pennsylvania Railroad
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Pennsylvania Company was a major holding company. It included the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, the PRR's main route to Chicago. Together with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad and Vandalia Railroad, the three railroads were branded by the PRR as Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. All lines west merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1921.