Penn Station, New York City
2007-12-26 08:34:11 · 5 answers · asked by nussyk1 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Back in the days when there was competition with railroads, Pennsylvnia Railroad was a major railroad for the East Coast. With each major railroad, they had a major hub. Pennsylvania Railroad had its hub, New York Central had its hub (Grand Central) as well as Erie (Jersey City) and Lackawanna (Hoboken).
The Hudson Tubes (Hudson & Manhattan Railroad - now known as PATH) connected most of these hubs together.
2007-12-26 08:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The main railroad on the east coast used to be the Pennsylvania Railroad. Many of the cities that were served by the Pennsylvania Railroad have Penn Stations. There is a Penn Station in Baltimore and Newark too, although the old Pennsylvania Railroad station in Philadelphia is called Suburban Station.
2007-12-26 12:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by shoredude2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably came from the Pennsylvania Railroad. There's a Penn Station in Philadelphia, too.
2007-12-26 08:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station as its known locally) is named for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), its builder and original tenant, and shares its name with several stations in other cities such as Newark, Philadelphia (known today as 30th Street Station), Baltimore, and Pittsburgh.
2007-12-27 05:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by Native New Yorker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pennsylvania RR named most of the stations Penn STation.
Newark, NY. New Haven.
Check it out on the prr historical web page.
2007-12-26 09:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋