Beautifully engraved certificate from the New-York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail-Road Company issued in 1881. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of men working in a field with a train and small boat in the background. This item is hand signed by the Company's Trustee and Secretary and is over 121 years old.
Certificate Vignette In March 1880, the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, or NYPANO, was organized from the bankrupt Atlantic & Great Western Railroad. The road was owned by five English investors in the A&GW and J. H. Devereaux, former president of the A&GW, was elected president of the new company. Devereaux was succeeded by Jarvis M. Adams who, on March 6, 1883, leased the NYPANO to the Erie Railroad. On February 24, 1896 the NYPANO was sold under foreclosure to representatives of the Erie.