1971 Press Photo Penn Central President William Moore and trustees meet in PA

Penn Central railroad officials, including President William H. Moore, right, and the four trustees of the financially troubled company, hold a press conference in Philadelphia Monday as they said they would ask the Federal government to set aside excess crew laws in Ohio and Indiana to prevent a shutdown of the nation's largest railroad by November or December. The trustees, from far left; George P. Baker, Willard Wirtz, Richard C. b ead and Jervis Langdon, Jr.

Photo is dated 1971.

Photo measures 10.5 x 8 inches.