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Warner, Paul T. (May 1957). "Eight-Wheelers
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Reading Railroad: History of a Coal Age Empire : The Nineteenth Century
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built the New York Branch to create an alternative route between
1191:. Diesel service north of West Trenton ended on August 1, 1981.
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With the
Reading's final bankruptcy and the creation of
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Conrail split in 1999 saw the Trenton Line pass to
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1399:. Vol. 1. Laury's Station, PA: Garrigues House.
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1229:. Reading Company. January 1, 1973. p. 157.
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1441:. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company.
1324:"SEPTA, CSX work through separation anxiety"
16:Railway line in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
1246:. SEPTA. January 17, 2000. pp. 71–76.
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1200:positive train control
1102:runs parallel between
1332:: 36–39. October 2015
1169:Port Reading Junction
1138:Pennsylvania Railroad
1136:, competing with the
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446:Wood Connecting Track
1144:, forerunner of the
81:1 May 1876
1181:New York Short Line
1100:Trenton Subdivision
604:Trenton Subdivision
208:Trenton Subdivision
1196:CSX Transportation
1152:on July 26, 1931.
1106:and West Trenton.
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1072:Jenkintown–Wyncote
1448:978-0-9621541-7-1
1271:, pp. 53–54.
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1060:Pennsylvania
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280:Pennsylvania
241:West Trenton
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845:Meadowbrook
112:Track gauge
103:Line length
1460:Categories
1375:References
1187:, and the
1177:Woodbourne
1064:New Jersey
478:Woodbourne
275:New Jersey
85:1876-05-01
1424:: 44–62.
1167:ran from
779:Bethayres
542:Langhorne
165:Route map
153:12kv 25hz
98:Technical
1430:43520154
1124:and the
754:Philmont
682:Somerton
135: in
59:Services
39:Overview
1362:June 8,
1336:June 8,
1204:Yardley
1157:Conrail
1110:History
630:Trevose
348:Yardley
130:⁄
83: (
73:History
54:Service
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180:Legend
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78:Opened
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1092:SEPTA
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870:Rydal
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44:Owner
1443:ISBN
1401:ISBN
1364:2022
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