Passenger Dept. headquarters files, 1927-1968 (bulk, 1947-1967)

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Passenger Dept. headquarters files, 1927-1968 (bulk, 1947-1967)

The surviving records of the Passenger Department (headquarters office) consist of two series, both extremely fragmentary. They are continued by the records of the Passenger Service Department of the Penn Central Transportation Company.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6814251

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