York Railways Company
Organized 1907 by a merger of York County, Pa., electric railway companies originally controlled by York Traction Co.; last run of trolleys in York was in 1939; purchased all stock in York Bus Co.; chartered in 1931; reorganized under bankruptcy in 1937; streetcar operations ceased in 1939; sold York Bus Co., 1941 and continued to own electric power and steam heat; liquidated in 1946; succeeded by Metropolitan Edison Company.
From the description of York Railways Company records, 1896-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978248
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | York Railways Company. York Railways Company records, 1896-1945. | York County Historical Trust | |
| referencedIn | Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. Records, 1909-1959 (bulk 1931-1954). | Hagley Museum & Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bernitz, Erwin A. | person |
| associatedWith | Buckingham, Austin. | person |
| associatedWith | Denney, John D. | person |
| associatedWith | Moedinger, William M. | person |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania. Bureau of Railways. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania. Public Service Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rohrbeck, Benson W. | person |
| associatedWith | Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | York Bus Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | York Traction Company. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Pennsylvania--York County | |||
| Pennsylvania--Dallastown | |||
| Pennsylvania--York |
| Subject |
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| Accidents |
| Bus lines |
| Real property |
| Street-railroads |
| Street-railroads |
| Trolley car lines |
| Urban transportation |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Active 1945
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