The Pennsylvania Railroad, nicknamed the Pennsy, was an American Class I railroad established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia. By 1882 it was the largest railroad in the world by traffic and revenue, eventually controlling at least 800 other rail lines and companies and operating over 11,600 miles of track by 1926, with the New York Central Railroad as its main rival. In 1968 the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the New York Central to form the Penn Central Transportation Company, which failed within two years; its rail assets passed to Conrail in 1976 and were later divided between Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation.
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in its Juniata Shops
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Altoona Works constructed the prototype B6 in 1902
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built at the railroad's Juniata shops in Altoona
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at the PRR's Juniata Shops
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built by the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Juniata Shops in 1910
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built by the PRR's Juniata Shops in the mid-late 1920s
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123 at the railroad
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A total of 125 were built at PRR
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manufactured between 1914 and 1919 by the railroad's own Juniata Shops
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was built in 1923 at the railroad
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by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric
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completed on January 31, 1939, at Altoona
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American Class I railroad (1846-1968)
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inception: 1846
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1968
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The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), officially the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia.
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