Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection., undated, 1889, 1913-1975.

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Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection., undated, 1889, 1913-1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429687539

The Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection consists almost exclusively of materials associated with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, including passenger and employee timetables, a parlor car wine list and dining car cafe menu, information about the railroad equipment provided for railroad employees, information about the railroad's merger with what became Penn Central in the late 1960s, a vehicle decal, a map of the railroad system (ca. 1925), and photographs of locomotives.

.75 linear ft.

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7491521

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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Bentz, Brooks A.

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Brooks A. Bentz is a resident of Stonington, Connecticut. Beginning in 1969 he worked for various railroad companies in number of capacities. Mr. Bentz is also a collector of historical railroad documents and memorabilia. From the description of Brooks A. Bentz Railroad Collection., undated, 1889, 1913-1975. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 429687539 ...

Penn Central Transportation Company

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The Penn Central Transportation Company was formed in 1968 with the merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (1846-1968) and the New York Central Railroad Company (1853-1968). The companies also absorbed the smaller New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. All three companies were the result of the consolidation of many smaller, regional rail lines throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The new corporation was short lived, declaring bankruptcy in June 1970. The United States go...

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company.

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