Pennsylvania Railroad (and successors) Freight Traffic
from the 1940s to the 1970s

The routes to Harrisburg, Chicago, and St. Louis use the Northeast Corridor as far as Philadelphia. The routes to Chicago and St. Louis are the same as far as Pittsburgh, and are the same as the Harrisburg line all the way to Harrisburg.

New York City to Washington, DC (Northeast Corridor)

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New York City to Harrisburg

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Harrisburg to "Baltimore" (Port Road)

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New York City to Chicago (Broadway Route)

PRR 1966:

AC-1 Harsimus Cove, NJ, to Chicago (CB&Q) AC-2 Chicago (55th Street) to Conway
    AC-4 Chicago (55th Street) to Conway
    AST-4 Chicago (55th Street) to Enola
BC-5 Baltimore to Conway    
BC-7 Wilkes-Barre (Buttonwood) to Conway    
    CA-10 Conway to Altoona
CB-1 Boston (NH) to Chicago (55th Street) CB-2 Chicago (55th Street) to Boston (NH)
    CE-2 Cleveland to Enola
    CE-4 Cleveland to Philadelphia
    CG-2 Chicago (59th Street) to Greenville, NJ
    CG-4 Chicago (55th Street) to Enola
    CH-2 Conway to Enola
    CNY-4 Conway to South Kearny, NJ
    CP-8 Conway to South Philadelphia
    CS-8 Chicago (55th Street) to Greenville, NJ
    CSB-8 Conway to Wilkes-Barre (Buttonwood)
    DT-8 Toledo to Pitcairn
EC-7 Enola to Conway    
EC-9 Enola to Conway    
ED-1 Enola to Toledo ED-2 Detroit to Conway
ED-3 Camden to Detroit ED-4 Detroit to Camden
    FW-2 Chicago (59th Street) to Conway
    FW-8 Chicago (59th Street) to Conway
GWC-1 Philadelphia (Greenwich) to Conway    
HC-1 Camden to Conway    
HP-1 Hollidaysburg to Conway    
    HW-2 Conway to Enola
    NF-6 Chicago (59th Street) to Conway
NWC-1 Waverly, NJ, to Conway    
PC-1 Philadelphia (Greenwich) to Conway    
PC-7 Conemaugh to Conway PC-8 Conway to Conemaugh
PD-1 Pitcairn to Toledo    
    PG-4 Conway to Philadelphia (Greenwich)
PG-5 Enola to Conway    
PR-1 Enola to Chicago (55th Street)    
PR-3 Philadelphia to Chicago (55th Street) PR-4 Chicago (59th Street) to Camden
PR-5 Conway to Chicago (59th Street)    
PR-7 Harsimus Cove, NJ, to Chicago (59th)    
ST-1 Conway to Toledo ST-2 Toledo to Conway
SWC-1 Harsimus Cove, NJ, to Conway    
TH-3 Thurlow, PA to Conway    
TT-1 S. Kearny to Chicago (55th Street) TT-2 Chicago (55th Street) to S. Kearny
TT-1A S. Kearny to Chicago (55th Street)    
    TT-8 Chicago (55th Street) to Baltimore
TT-9 Baltimore to Detroit TT-10 Detroit to South Kearny
TT-Spec S. Kearny to Cleveland TT-Spec Cleveland to S. Kearny
VC-1 Pitcairn to Cleveland    
WC-1 Conway to Fort Wayne    
WC-5 Conway to Chicago (59th Street)    
WC-15 Newark, NJ (Waverly) to Conway    
WP-15 Altoona to Conway    
    WPB-4 Conway to Washington, DC (Potomac)

PC 1974:

#9 South Kearny to Chicago (Englewood) #8 Chicago (Englewood) to S. Kearny
BN-3 Conway to Chicago (BN-Cicero)    
CB-9 Washington, DC (Potomac) to Conway    
CE-5 Conway to Cleveland CE-2 Cleveland to Conway
    CE-4 Cleveland to Philadelphia
    CG-2 Chicago (IHB Blue Island to Enola
    CG-4 Chicago (55th Street) to Enola
    CG-8 Chicago (IHB Blue Island) to Enola
    CH-10 Conway to Harrisburg
    CNJ-2 Conway to Oak Island Yard (CNJ)
    CNY-2 Conway to Greenville, NJ
    CNY-4 Conway to South Kearny, NJ
    CP-8 Conway to South Philadelphia
CSB-7 Wilkes-Barre (Buttonwood) to Conway CSB-8 Conway to Wilkes-Barre (Buttonwood)
DE-7 Conway to Detroit (Junction Yard) DE-8 Detroit (Junction Yard) to Conway
    DT-8 Toledo to Pitcairn
EC-7 Enola to Conway    
EC-9 Enola to Conway    
    ED-2 Toledo to Conway
FC-9 Conway to Detroit (DT&I, Flat Rock Yd) FC10 Detroit (DT&I, Flat Rock) to Conway
FP-5 Philadelphia (Greenwich) to Conway    
HC-1 Enola to Conway    
HP-1 Hollidaysburg to Conway    
IHB-5 Conway to Chicago (IHB Gibson Yard)    
KC-1 Kiski Junction to Conway KC-2 Conway to Kiski Jct.
    NF-6 Chicago (59th Street) to Conway
NJC-1 Linden/Metuchen, to Conway    
PC-3 Conway to Elkhart    
    PE-10 Conway to Enola
    PF-6 Conway to Camden
PG-5 Enola to Conway    
    PH-2 Conway to Hollidaysburg, PA
PR-1 Enola to Chicago (Ashland Avenue) PR-2 Chicago (59th St.) to Conway
PR-3 Philadelphia to Conway    
PR-5 Conway to S. Chicago (CRI&P)    
PR-7 S. Kearny, to Chicago (Bensenville-Milw.)    
ST-1 Conway to Toledo ST-2 Toledo to Conway
SWC-1 Harsimus Cove, NJ, to Conway    
TH-3 Philadelphia (Greenville) to Conway    
TV-1 S. Kearny to Chicago (55th Street) TV-2 Chicago (55th Street) to S. Kearny
TV-9M Weehawken to Chicago (Englewood)    
TV-19 South Kearny to Cincinnati TV-20 Chicago (55th St.) to S. Kerany
TV-25 Harrisburg to Detroit (Junction Yard) TV-26 Detroit (Junction Yard) to Baltimore

Conrail 1980:

#9 S. Kearny to Chicago (Englewood) #8 Chicago (Englewood) to S. Kearny
BAPI Baltimore to Conway    
BEPI Bethlehem to Conway PIBE Conway to Bethlehem
CAPI Camden to Conway PICA Conway to Camden
EDTO Wilmington (Edge Moor) to Toledo    
ENPI-A Enola to Conway PIEN-A Conway to Enola
ENPI-B Enola to Conway PIEN-B Conway to Enola
ENPI-E Enola to Conway (East Yard)    
GPPI Greenville to Conway    
JCPI Jersey City to Conway    
LMPI Linden/Metuchen to Conway PIML Conway to Metuchen/Linden
MOPI Morrisville to Conway PIMO Conway to Morrissville
PGPI Philadelphia (Greenwich) to Conway    
PIBN Conway to Chicago (BN-Cicero) BNPI Chicago (BN-Cicero) to Conway
PIDJ Conway to Detroit (Junction Yard) DJPI Detroit (Junction Yard) to Conway
PIDT Conway to Detroit (DT&I-Flat Rock Yd) DTPI Detroit (DT&I-Flat Rock) to Conway
PIEL Conway to Elkhart ELPI Elkhart to Conway
PIGI Conway to Gary (IHB-Gibson Yard) IHPI Chicago (IHB-Blue Island) to Conway
PISF Conway to Kansas City (ATSF) SFPI Kansas City (ATSF) to Conway
PITO Conway to Toledo TOPI Toledo to Conway
PIUP Conway to North Platte (UP), via C&NW    
RUPI Harrisburg (Rutherford Yd) to Conway PIRU Conway toHarrisburg (Rutherford Yd)
    FWPI Fort Wayne to Conway
    IHEN Chicago (IHB-Blue Island) to Enola
    PIPY Conway to Washington DC (Potomac)
    PXEN Chicago (IHB-Blue Island) to Enola
TV-1 Philadelphia to Chicago (47th Street) TV-2 Chicago (47th Street) to Philadelphia
TV-11 S. Kearny to Chicago (47th Street) TV-12M Chicago (47th Street) to S. Kearny
    TV-26 Detroit (Junction Yard) to Baltimore
TV-61 Elizabethport to Chicago (51st Street) TV-62 Chicago (51st Street) to Elizabethport

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New York City to St. Louis

PRR 1966:

APS-1 Columbus to E. St. Louis    
    AST-2 Chicago (59th Street) to Enola, via Columbus
    CC-2 E. St. Louis to Columbus
    CG-8 Chicago to Enola, via Columbus
CN-27 Columbus to Richmond via Dayton CN-28 Richmond to Columbus via Dayton
    CP-6 Columbus to Pitcairn
    CNY-7 Chicago (59th) to Greenville, via Columbus
CP-7 Conway to Columbus    
    CS-8 Chicago to Greenville, via Columbus
    CW-4 Columbus to Pittsburgh
    DJ-2 DeCoursey, KY (L&N) to Harsimus Cove, NJ
    IP-2 Indianapolis to Pitcairn
MC-9 Mingo Junction to Columbus    
    NW-82 Chicago (59th Street) to Enola, via Columbus
PH-3 Dennison to Columbus PH-4 Columbus to Dennison
    PL-8 Peoria (TP&W) to Conway
PMC-3 Conway to E. St. Louis (A&S)    
PR-9 S. Kearny to E. St. Louis (A&S)    
PR-11 Conway to E. St. Louis (TRRA)    
PR-15 Conway to Peoria (TP&W)    
PR-17 Conway to Columbus    
PR-19 Conway to Indianapolis    
PWC-1 Pitcairn to Chicago (59th Street) via Columbus    
SW-1 Conway to E. St. Louis SW-2 Indianapolis to Conway
    SW-6 E. St. Louis (A&S) to Enola
    SW-8 E. St. Louis to Conway
    SW-10 E. St. Louis to Greenville, NJ
SW-31 Indianapolis to Peoria (Farrington) SW-30 Peoria to Columbus
SWC-1 Greenville, NJ, to E. St. Louis    
TR-1 Indianapolis to E. St. Louis (TRRA)    
TT-3 S. Kearny (Meadows Yard) to E. St. L. TT-4 EStL to S. Kearny (Meadows Yard)
WC-7 Conway to Columbus    
WC-11 Conway to Chicago (59th St.) via Columbus    

PC 1974:

#11 South Kearny to East St. Louis #10 East St. Louis to South Kearny
APS-1 Columbus to East. St. Louis    
    AS-8 East St. Louis (A&S) to Columbus
    ASE-4 East St. Louis to Enola
    AST-2 Peoria (TP&W) to Conway
    CB-8 Pine Bluff (SSW) to Columbus
    CB-8A Pine Bluff (SSW) to Columbus
    CC-2 East St. Louis to Indianapolis
CI-3 Cincinnati to Indianapolis (rerouted) CI-4 Indianapolis to Cincinnati (rerouted)
    CP-4 Cincinnati to Conway (rerouted)
ES-1 Indianapolis to East St. Louis ES-2 East St. Louis to Indianapolis
FR-1 Indianapolis to Valley Park (MP/SLSF)    
    IE-10 Indianapolis to Enola
    IP-10 Indianapolis to Conway
    MP-8 N. Little Rock (MP) to Columbus
MPX-1 Indianapolis to St. Louis (MP)    
NCB-1 Indianapolis to E. St. Louis (A&S)    
NCB-1A Indianapolis to E. St. Louis (A&S)    
    NY-6 East St. Louis to Selkirk
    OE-2 Columbus to Enola
    OE-8 Columbus to Enola
    OP-6 Columbus to Enola
PH-3 Dennison to Columbus    
PI-1 Pitcairn to Indianapolis    
PO-7 Pitcairn to Columbus    
PR-9 Harsimus Cove to East St. Louis    
PR-11 Conway to East St. Louis (TRRA)    
PR-15 Conway to Peoria (TP&W)    
PR-17 Conway to Columbus    
PR-19 Conway to Indianapolis    
    SI-2 East St. Louis to Indianapolis
    SL-6 East St. Louis to Enola
    SLD-6 East St. Louis to Toledo
    SLE-4 East St. Louis to Elkhart
    SO-6 East St. Louis to Columbus
    SP-6 East St. Louis to Conway
    SW-6 East St. Louis to Enola
    SW-8 East St. Louis to Enola
TR-1 Indianapolis to E. St. Louis (TRRA)    
TV-3 South Kearny to East St. Louis TV-4 East St. Louis to South Kearny
    TV-4P Columbus to Philadelphia
TV-5 Boston to East St. Louis (via Berea) TV-6 East St. Louis to Boston (via Berea)
TV-19 South Kearny to Indianapolis    

Penn Central routed most eastbound traffic between East St. Louis and Terre Haute onto the ex-PRR line (and most westbound traffic onto the ex-NYC), and away from the ex-PRR Terre Haute to Indianapolis and Indianapolis to Columbus lines by  the mid-1970s (in or before 1974).

Conrail 1980:

#11 South Kearny to East St. Louis #10 East St. Louis to South Kearny
    ASEN East St. Louis (A&S) to Enola
    CIPI Cincinnati to Conway (rerouted)
    COEN Columbus to Enola
    COPI-A Columbus to Conway
    COPI-B Columbus to Conway
ENIN Enola to Indianapolis INEN Indianapolis to Enola
PIAS Conway to East St. Louis (A&S)    
PICO Conway to Columbus    
PIIN-A Conway to Indianapolis INPI Indianapolis to Conway
PIIN-B Conway to Indianapolis    
PILN Conway to DeCoursey, KY (L&N)-rerouted    
PILO Conway to Peoria (TP&W) LOPI Peoria (TP&W) to Conway
PSCO Scully to Columbus    
    SLEN East St. Louis to Enola
TV-3 South Kearny to East St. Louis TV-4 East St. Louis to South Kearny
TV-43 Harrisburg to Columbus TV-44 Cincinnati to Harrisburg
WOCO-3 Dennison to Columbus WOCO-4 Columbus to Dennison

Conrail routed freight traffic away from the Columbus to Mingo Junction line in the 1980s, divesting the line to Ohio Central's Columbus & Ohio River Railroad.

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Columbus (Xenia) to Cincinnati

PRR 1966:

CIN-1 Conway to Cincinnati CIN-2 Cincinnati to Conway
    CIN-4 Cincinnati to Columbus
DC-9 S. Charleston (DT&I) to DeCoursey (L&N) DC-8 DeCoursey (L&N) to S. Charleston (DT&I)
    DJ-2 DeCoursey, KY (L&N) to Harsimus Cove, NJ
FC-1 Cleveland to Cincinnati FC-2 Cincinnati to Cleveland
LM-1 Conway to Cincinnati LM-4 Cincinnati to Conway
LM-7 Columbus to Cincinnati LM-8 Cincinnati to Columbus
TD-11 Cincinnati to Detroit TC-12 Detroit to Cincinnati

Penn Central stopped running freights over this line in the mid-1970s (in or before 1974).

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Chicago to Cincinnati (Panhandle)

PRR 1966:

CI-3 Cincinnati to Indianapolis CI-4 Indianapolis to Cincinnati

Penn Central began diverting through freight traffic from the Cincinnati to Richmond line in 1971.

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Chicago to Indianapolis and Louisville (Panhandle)

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