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552: 942: 1180:, consisting of two enclosed roundhouses and a machine shop. In 1902, the Reading Shops were materially expanded and overhauled into new property on the north side along the Reading yards and North 6th Street, facilitating the maintenance and construction of a greater locomotive and rolling stock fleet. The shops were completed four years later; with their imposing brick architecture, they were among the largest railroad shops in the US. Unlike most railroads, the Reading Shops were able to fabricate locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars in addition to regular overhauls and repairs. The locomotive department employed an average of 2,000 workers, featuring a machine shop containing 70 erecting pits, while the car department employed an additional 1,000. Other car shops were kept busy at Wayne Junction (Philadelphia), St. Clair/Pottsville, Tamaqua, Newberry Junction (Williamsport), and Rutherford, outside of Harrisburg. Most of the former Reading shops still stand today in non-railroad use. 1446: 1259: 56: 1693: 1709: 1358: 2484: 2496: 1864: 352: 1163: 2451: 963: 2508: 1151: 775: 6377: 544: 1108:—the main thoroughfare into Reading Terminal—was also improved. Between 1907 and 1914 the old double-track and street-level route was replaced by an elevated quadruple-track route that offered greater capacity and safety. In 1901, the Reading gained a controlling interest in the Central Railroad of New Jersey, allowing the Reading to offer seamless, one-seat rides from Reading Terminal in 40: 1354:, the Reading looked at dropping the mail and in 1961 notified the government that it intended to stop mail service on its passenger trains. On July 1, 1963, the post office let them out of the contracts, which were valued at $ 2,137,000, equal to $ 21,267,796 today, and the railroad switched to Budd RDC self-propelled cars, instead of locomotive hauled passenger trains, to save money. 817:
and the Philadelphia and Reading Railway for $ 1 million. The name was changed to Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railroad on December 4, 1883. The first major task was to convert all track to standard gauge, which was completed on October 5, 1884. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway acquired full control on December 4, 1885.
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in 1971. The bankruptcy was a result of dwindling coal shipping revenues, freight being diverted to highways by trucking companies, and strict government regulations that denied railroads the ability to set prices, imposed high taxes, and forced the railroads to continue to operate money-losing lines
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with Philadelphia and Reading Railway class P-4c 4-4-2 (Atlantic class cab over boiler) locomotive No.334 and 5 passenger cars, set a speed record. It ran the 55.5 miles in 43 minutes at an average speed of 77.4 mph. The 29.3 miles between Winslow Jct and Meadows Tower (outside of Atlantic City)
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diesel locomotives (the first choice of Reading management) were very hard to obtain, but the Reading needed faster, up-to-date modern power. The steamers never ran long enough to pay back this major investment, and had some major problems, but it did keep men employed. As of 2023, four examples have
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After the First World War with the release of the Reading from government control, they decided to streamline their corporate structure. For twenty years the Reading Company, the holding company created for the P&R and the P&R Coal and Iron Company, only controlled the P&R after the sale
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Even though the Reading was never again to regain its powerful position of the 1870s, it still was a very profitable and important railroad. From the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of World War I, the Reading was among the most modern and efficient railroads. In keeping with the standards
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After World War One, it became desirable for the P&R to simplify its corporate structure. The Reading Company, which had existed earlier as a holding company, became an operating company in 1923. Many previously-leased railroads which the Philadelphia & Reading RR had taken over—as well as
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On July 7, 1877, the final spike was driven and the 54.67 miles (87.98 km) line was opened in time for the summer tourism season. However, on July 12, 1878, the P&AC Railway slipped into bankruptcy; on September 20, 1883, it was jointly acquired by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)
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The segment was part of the original 1838 line of the PW&B, which in 1872 opened a new stretch of track further inland to serve more populated areas and reduce flooding. On July 1, 1873, the PW&B agreed to lease the freight rights to the P&R for "$ 350,000 payable at the time the lease
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Even though moving and mining of coal was its primary business, the P&R eventually became more diversified through the development of many on-line industries, averaging almost five industries per mile of main line at one point, and the expanding role of the Reading as a bridge route.
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in the 1970s, but government subsidies were not readily available, leaving the Fox Chase-Newtown section as the lone non-electrified suburban commuter route on the Reading system. Passenger service between Fox Chase and Newtown was terminated on January 14, 1983, under the auspices of
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to put down riots and protests that had broken out in the city. After the militia and Coal and Iron Police went to retrieve a train carrying coal that was blocked in a railroad cut, they fired on rioters and protesters, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 40.
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with a further 30 million tons of industrial traffic. The Reading had taken great strides to wean itself of anthracite dependency but it still relied heavily on coal revenue, and Pennsylvania anthracite production had peaked in 1917 with 99.7 million tons produced.
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was made and $ 1 a year thereafter" for a term of 999 years with the stipulation that no passenger trains would use it. The Reading dubbed the line, along with some connecting track, its Philadelphia and Chester Branch; southbound trains reached it via the
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on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, just west of the Reading's connection, was abandoned in favor of a new bypass, and the portion of the line east of it was sold to the Reading, the only company that continued using the old route.
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The 1925 "Reading" totals above include all the subsidiaries (C&F, G&H, P&CV etc.) that were operating roads in 1925 but whose totals were included in Reading's after 1929. None of the totals include Atlantic City RR or PRSL.
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A new Philadelphia terminal opened on December 24, 1859, at Broad and Callowhill Streets, north of the old one at Cherry Street. The Reading and Columbia Railroad was chartered in 1857 to build from Reading southwest to
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was elected president. Under his leadership, the Reading Company was formed and the P&R was absorbed into it on November 30. Also in 1893, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad built its most famous structure,
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in 1956 led to competition from the modern trucking industry. They used the Interstates for short-distance transportation of goods, which compounded the company's competition for freight business, forcing it into
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to continue westward. This route became known as the Crossline, and the Reading started to pool locomotive power between its connecting railroads to provide a more seamless transfer of freight and passengers.
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The railroad also had an extensive commuter operation centered around Philadelphia, the hub of which was Reading Terminal. The following suburban lines were electrified during the onset of the
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The Reading Terminal opened in Philadelphia in 1893. On May 29 the Reading leased the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The Reading eventually bought a majority of the CNJ's stock in 1901.
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was passed. This required all railroads to disinvest themselves of all mining properties and operations, and so the Reading Company was forced to sell the P&R Coal and Iron Company.
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gave the P&R almost full control of the region's anthracite coal market, including both its mining and transport, allowing it to compete successfully with competitors such as the
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needed only gentle grading to follow the banks of the Schuylkill River for nearly all of the 93-mile (150-km) journey. From its founding in 1843, the original Reading mainline was a
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The Lehigh Valley Railroad was leased on December 1, 1891, under the presidency of Archibald A. McLeod, but that lease was canceled on August 8, 1893, when the Reading went into
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Instead of broadening its rail network, the Reading invested its vast wealth in anthracite and its transportation in the mid-19th century. In 1890, however, Reading president
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Quote: “1902: Reading Belt Line, which runs through West Reading and bypasses the city, is dedicated, 1900: Construction of new rail shops in Reading begins” ret>6/17/09
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was also looking for access to the New York City market, and in 1903 it gained control over the Reading and ensured track rights over the Reading and Central New Jersey to
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The successor company was renamed Reading International Inc. with two classes of stock: Non-Voting Class A shares (NASDAQ: RDI) and Voting Class B shares (NASDAQ: RDIB).
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of the P&R Coal and Iron Company. To simplify corporate structure, the P&R ceased operation in 1924 and the Reading Company took over operating the railroad.
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Whether an actual monopoly or not, the company's history as the Reading Railroad over a century ultimately became immortalized as a featured property on the original
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The Reading Company did not operate extensive long-distance passenger train service, but it did field several named trains, most famous of which was the streamlined
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meet the revenue specifications for Class I status, but are not technically Class I railroads due to being passenger-only railroads with no freight component.
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of much larger railroads, The Reading embarked on many improvement projects which typically were not attempted by smaller railroads. This included triple and
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On April 1, 1889, the Philadelphia and Reading Railway consolidated the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway, Williamstown & Delaware River Railroad,
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since the 1820s. The P&R bought or leased many of the railroads in the Schuylkill River Valley and extended westward and north along the
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which were supplemented by twenty unpowered coach trailers converted from existing coaches and electrified services began on July 26, 1931.
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with the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, with service between Philadelphia and
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may have been the Reading Company's best with traffic on the Reading at its peacetime high. Annual volume was about 15 million tons of
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The following year, in 1891, McLeod began attempting to seize control of neighboring railroads and successfully gained control of the
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concluded that expanding the company's rail network and becoming a trunk railroad would prove more lucrative than anthracite mining.
2030:- Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903. It is the last surviving Reading camelback locomotive. It currently resides at the 1445: 870:. The Port Reading Railroad was chartered in 1890 and opened in 1892, running east from a junction from the New York main line near 6401: 5949: 5868: 4829: 4689: 4499: 4384: 4128: 3928: 3771: 3595: 443:
The company's heavy investment in anthracite coal paid off quickly. By 1871, the Reading was the largest company in the world with
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locomotive, was painted into the Bee Line Service paint scheme of the Reading. In 2023, it received a fresh coating of paint.
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in Philadelphia, which served as the terminus for most of its Philadelphia-bound trains, and also the company's headquarters.
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Valley, it formed the earliest components of what became the Reading Company. The P&R was constructed initially to haul
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was completed in 1906, and was a cut-off for New York City-bound trains through freights and the Baltimore and Ohio's
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The M1s were the first Reading locomotives to include a trailing truck, and the first engine with the cab behind the
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The Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road (P&R) was one of the first railroads in the United States. Along with the
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were passenger locomotives. These classes were an important break of tradition of the Reading's motive power fleet.
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70-year long period of rapid growth until 1917, when annual production reached 99.7 million tons during World War I
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The Reading leased the North Pennsylvania Railroad on May 14, 1879. This gave it a line from Philadelphia north to
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opened July 16, 1838, and the full line opened December 9, 1839. Its Philadelphia terminus was at the state-owned
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The Reading Railroad is one of the four railroads that can be bought in the original version of the board game
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Camden-Atlantic City speed: On July 20, 1904, regularly-scheduled train no. 25, running from Kaighn's Point in
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After the Panic of 1893, and the failure of Archibald A. McLeod's efforts to turn the Reading into a major
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EMD FP7A 903 - Built by EMD in 1950. It currently resides at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton.
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Larger steam locomotives were introduced to haul the increasing traffic, including the massive N1 class
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railroad business. The Reading was relegated to being a regional railroad for the rest of its history.
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In 1976, its railroad operations merged into Conrail, and the remainder of the corporation was renamed
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locomotives; some were built in Reading from the Mallets; others were built by Baldwin. The G1 class
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in 1903. The bridge connected the P&R main line on the west (south) bank of the river with the
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The Reading invested in the construction of new cut-offs, bypasses and connections, much like the
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project, providing a route to New York City in direct competition with the Pennsylvania Railroad's
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and New York City by rail and barge instead of the longer trip by ships from Port Richmond around
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170,000,000 in market capitalization (equal to $ 4,323,666,667 today). It may have been the first
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902 - Built by EMD in 1950. It currently resides at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton.
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The Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road was chartered on April 4, 1833, to build a line along the
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north of downtown Philadelphia opened. Port Richmond later became a very large coal terminal.
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in 1838. It is the oldest preserved locomotive of the railroad. It currently resides at the
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The early Philadelphia and Reading Railroad named all of its locomotives with names such as
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To further complicate matters, the Reading was forced to continue paying its debts to the
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In the 1920s, the Reading operated a dense network of commuter lines branching off of the
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In 1873, the P&R extended its reach southward by leasing 10.2 miles of track from the
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were covered in 20 minutes at a speed of 87.9 mph. During the short segment between
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On April 1, 1976, the Reading Company sold its railroad assets to the newly formed
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In 1859, the Reading leased the Chester Valley Railroad, providing a branch from
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The Reading Railroad: History of a Coal Age Empire : The Nineteenth Century
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the original P&R itself—were now providing service as the Reading Company.
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and Brigantine Junction, the train was reported to have reached 115 mph.
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The P&R became profitable almost immediately. Energy-dense coal, known as
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and onto the city-owned City Railroad to a depot at the southeast corner of
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locomotives for 6 million dollars. This was a move to offset the fact that
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Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad daily passenger train time table, 1854
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locomotives and rebuilt them at the 6th Street facility into the modern
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and a bypass of the old main line, known as the West Side Freight line.
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On July 22, 1877, after the crushing of strikes and unions by the
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The first locomotive and car repair shops were built in 1850 at
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and other rail barons who did not want more competition in the
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survived, and the 2102 is in active tourist service with the
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company $ 50 bill from 1842
459: 2148:#492 - Built by ALCO in 1952. It is currently stored at the 1342:
Reading also offered through passenger car service with the
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board of directors resigned to build a second railroad from
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Reading Company Freight Cars: Volume 1, Covered Hopper Cars
2598: 2596: 2594: 2592: 2590: 2039: 982:, the Reading was forced to reorganize under suspicions of 238: 229: 2950:
Starr, Timothy. (2022). The Back Shop Illustrated, Vol. 1.
2115:. It was restored to running condition and is in operation 1385:
The Reading operated an extensive commuter network out of
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and neighboring states from 1924 until its acquisition by
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Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand
1763:(the last station within city limits) in September 1966. 1199:
built the rest. Big freight haulers were the massive K-1
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that provided passenger and freight transport in eastern
235: 2587: 1905:. As of 1999, most former Reading lines are now part of 6282: 2782:
Basalik, Kenneth J. & Philip Ruth (March 2, 2015).
2723:"2007 General Highway Map Lycoming County Pennsylvania" 3578: 2833:
Morlok, Edward K., University of Pennsylvania (2005).
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Gold Bond of the Reading Company, issued June 19, 1902
1909:(NS), as a result of the Conrail split between NS and 1221:
Between 1945 and 1947, the company took 30 class I-10
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and then onward over the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
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to several mines, and would eventually be extended to
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List of United States railroads by political division
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List of United States railroads by political division
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An electrified Reading Company commuter train led by
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A Reading Class M1sa showing the cab behind the wide
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In Bridgeport, a new bridge was constructed over the
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engaged in the fastest regular service in the world,
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Greenberg, Jr., William T. "The Interstate Express"
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on the opposite side, allowing passenger service to
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An 1873 Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road route map
232: 226: 3125:. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 114. 3029: 3027: 2630: 2628: 2626: 2624: 2622: 2577: 2575: 2573: 2571: 2569: 2567: 2565: 2563: 2561: 223: 3544:Reading Company employment and real estate records 1962:- Built by the Braithwaite, Milner and Company in 1951:that once served the company are still preserved. 909: 469:The Reading further expanded its coal empire into 5622:Lehigh Valley Rail Management: Bethlehem Division 2805: 786:railroads following Reading's acquisition of the 602:. At Mount Carbon, it connected with the earlier 6388: 6229:Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad 3476:Reading Company Technical and Historical Society 3024: 2619: 2558: 2150:United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey 1867:The Reading's Company's locomotive shops behind 1361:A Reading electric train at Reading Terminal in 716:Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad 688:east to Reading. The Reading leased it in 1870. 6223:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad 5683:Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad 3449: 2156: 2008:in the United States. Currently on loan to the 1766:Electrification was to be completed through to 1242:. The Reading built or bought numerous smaller 889:. The Reading also relinquished control of the 732:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad 538: 3435:. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. 3057: 3039: 2815:. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. 1881 1785: 1712:Reading Company's electric commuter trains at 862:, and the Kaighn's Point Terminal Railroad in 711:to Byers, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1871. 423:Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company 414:into the southern portion of the Coal Region. 6422:Former Class I railroads in the United States 6268: 6225:terminal (Broad Street and Washington Avenue) 6139: 5995: 5500: 5486: 5022: 3564: 3416:. Edison, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. 3334:. Flanders, NJ: Railroad Avenue Enterprises. 2999:. Generaljim1-ivil.tripod.com. Archived from 1440: 836:from which passengers could board ferries to 341:Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road: 1833–1893 6447:Standard gauge railways in the United States 3291:. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. 2336:The presidents of the Reading Company were: 1240:Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 874:to the Port Reading on the Arthur Kill near 830:United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company 714:On December 1, 1870, the Reading leased the 5892:Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 5704:Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 3388: 3374:. Lumberton, NJ: David Carol Publications. 2777: 2775: 2602: 2109:Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 1679:The Reading Company was forced to file for 937:Philadelphia and Reading Railway: 1896–1923 649:. Reading financed the construction of the 454:In 1879, the Reading gained control of the 6275: 6261: 6154:Historical train terminals in Philadelphia 6146: 6132: 6002: 5988: 5776:Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad 5493: 5479: 5065:Equestrian statue of David McMurtrie Gregg 5029: 5015: 3571: 3557: 2683:"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" 2165:associated with the Reading line include: 1123:onto the Central New Jersey mainline. The 860:Camden, Gloucester and Mt. Ephraim Railway 722:, as well as its branch to Chestnut Hill. 458:, which provided access to the burgeoning 355:The original Philadelphia and Reading logo 38: 6009: 5663:New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 3539:SEC filings of Reading International Inc. 3534:SEC filings of Reading Entertainment Inc. 1034:, traveling over the East Penn Branch to 897:. Amid the turmoil of the Panic of 1893, 769: 614:. On May 17, 1842, a freight branch from 48:Map of the rail lines of Reading Railroad 6437:Railway companies disestablished in 1976 5950:Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad 5869:East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company 3312: 3286: 3058:Alecknavage II, Albert (June 12, 2002). 3033: 2772: 2754: 2004:in 1889. It is the only known surviving 1942: 1862: 1707: 1691: 1674: 1444: 1356: 1257: 1161: 1158:in 1914, a first for the Reading Company 1149: 1006:This included its important role on the 961: 940: 773: 550: 542: 350: 291:Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company 18:Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company 6192:West Philadelphia Station (replaced by 5712:R.J. Corman Railroad/Pennsylvania Lines 1287:Other trains in the fleet included the 1253: 1080:Pennsylvania Railroad's low-grade lines 725: 594:An extension northwest from Reading to 14: 6389: 3346: 3329: 3317:. Vol. 2. Outer Station Project. 3265: 3118: 3092: 3045: 2994:READING EAGLE NEWSPAPER thurs.2-13-63. 2882: 2766: 1317:(between Jersey City and Harrisburg), 842:Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal 811:Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway 788:Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway 6442:Railway companies established in 1924 6256: 6205:Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station 6127: 5983: 5474: 5010: 3552: 3504:Reading Company photograph collection 3499:http://www.schuylkillhavenhistory.com 3430: 3409: 3367: 3093:Waston, Kathie (September 16, 1997). 2634: 2581: 2531: 2430: 2270:In conjunction with other railroads: 2251:, also known as Pennsylvania Station) 1486:Revenue Freight Ton-Miles (Millions) 5786:Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad 5708:R.J. Corman Railroad/Allentown Lines 5693:Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad 5528:Belvidere and Delaware River Railway 2525: 2374:George DeBenneville Keim – 1884–1887 1063:many of its major routes, improving 966:A Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 641:was chartered in 1836 to build from 408:Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company 6237:terminal (Front and Willow Streets) 6213:terminal (Willow and Front Streets) 5897:Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad 5744:Towanda–Monroeton Shippers Lifeline 5631:Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad 3332:Electric trains to Reading Terminal 2331: 1567:Revenue Passenger-Miles (Millions) 1280:, which connected Philadelphia and 924:, and following in the path of the 417:In Philadelphia, the Reading built 24: 6241:Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad 5757:Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad 5700:Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad 5688:Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad 5080:Historical Society of Berks County 3433:Reading Company in Color, Volume 1 3306: 2640: 2362:Charles Eastwick Smith – 1861–1869 2152:, awaiting a cosmetic restoration. 1869:Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 1687: 577:Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad 434:Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company 25: 6458: 6243:terminal (Broad and Vine Streets) 6217:Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad 5912:Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad 5697:Pennsylvania and Southern Railway 5678:Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad 5518:Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad 3469: 3392:Reading Company in Color Volume 2 3315:Reading Railroad: Steam in Action 3238:"RDG Co. Surviving Steam Profile" 3213:"RDG Co. Surviving Steam Profile" 2513:Reading Railroad system map, 1923 2077:. It currently resides at the Ex- 2010:National Museum of Transportation 1899:Consolidated Railroad Corporation 1651: 1166:Reading Railway 2-10-2 no. 3000, 793:During 1875, four members of the 653:to compete with the PRR's nearby 475:Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad 438:Delaware and Hudson Canal Company 6432:Railroads transferred to Conrail 6375: 6231:terminal (9th and Green Streets) 6219:terminal (B and Cambria Streets) 6027:Conrail Shared Assets Operations 5753:Union County Industrial Railroad 5592:Gettysburg and Northern Railroad 5250:Carpenter Technology Corporation 5186:Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra 5112:Santander Performing Arts Center 3413:Reading Steam in Color, Volume 1 2506: 2494: 2482: 2449: 2315: 2124:Steamtown National Historic Site 1746:(extended to Warminster in 1974) 1660:mostly powered by small 4-4-0s, 1191:, and Reading made one M1 class 1145: 1050:where trains connected with the 922:Philadelphia and Reading Railway 661:, which became its major rival. 363:, a horse-drawn railroad in the 219: 54: 6402:Companies based in Philadelphia 6094:Wilmington and Western Railroad 6057:Wilmington and Western Railroad 5964:Former carriers in Pennsylvania 5925:Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 5838:Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad 5740:Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad 5721:Steelton and Highspire Railroad 5647:Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad 5615:Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway 5538:Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad 5533:Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad 5163:Schuylkill River Passenger Rail 3493:Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 3230: 3205: 3191: 3180: 3169: 3147: 3112: 3086: 3051: 3015: 2988: 2975: 2953: 2944: 2922: 2910: 2888: 2864: 2850: 2827: 2425:Charles E. Bertrand – 1964–1976 2383:Archibald A. McLeod – 1890–1893 2058:Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1968:Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 1030:entering the Reading System in 910:1877: Reading Railroad Massacre 885:, an event associated with the 495:Port of New York and New Jersey 6417:Defunct Pennsylvania railroads 6047:Maryland and Delaware Railroad 5771:Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway 5766:Wellsboro and Corning Railroad 5651:New Castle Industrial Railroad 5635:McKeesport Connecting Railroad 5574:Eastern Berks Gateway Railroad 5217:Reading Area Community College 3313:Bernhart, Benjamin L. (2006). 2714: 2608: 2289:Central Railroad of New Jersey 2056:. It currently resides at the 1755:The notable exception was the 1028:Central Railroad of New Jersey 926:Great Railroad Strikes of 1877 571:. The portion from Reading to 521:Central Railroad of New Jersey 391:and then to Philadelphia. The 207:1,460 miles (2,350 kilometres) 13: 1: 5854:Allentown and Auburn Railroad 5578:East Erie Commercial Railroad 3259: 2997:"The Erie-Lackawanna Limited" 2930:"Philadelphia NRHS – Reading" 2791:Historic Resource Survey Form 2701:West Branch Susquehanna River 2465:Great Railroad Strike of 1877 2422:E. Paul Gangewere – 1960–1964 2398:Theodore Voorhees – 1914–1916 2266:: Philadelphia to Jersey City 1167: 953: 838:Liberty Street Ferry Terminal 707:, a branch running west from 68: 6412:Defunct New Jersey railroads 5916:Pioneer Lines Scenic Railway 5874:Electric City Trolley Museum 5569:Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad 5560:Columbia and Reading Railway 5548:Canadian Pacific Kansas City 3368:Losse, Bobb (January 1994). 2419:Joseph A. Fisher – 1952–1960 2416:Revelle W. Brown – 1944–1952 2353:Robert D. Cullen – 1856–1860 2344:William F. Emlen – 1842–1843 2157:Major named passenger trains 1112:to the Central New Jersey's 795:Camden and Atlantic Railroad 778:An 1884 map of the Reading, 539:1833–1873: General Expansion 7: 6211:North Pennsylvania Railroad 6108:Former carriers in Delaware 5920:Pennsylvania Trolley Museum 3527:September 30, 2006, at the 3513:Reading Company photographs 2687:United States Census Bureau 2442: 1786:Post-railroad: 1976–present 1633: 1622: 1611: 1597: 1583: 1552: 1541: 1530: 1516: 1502: 1125:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 891:Central New England Railway 456:North Pennsylvania Railroad 371:coal from the mines of the 347:Main Line (Reading Company) 289:and was a successor to the 10: 6463: 6407:Defunct Delaware railroads 5807:NJ Transit Rail Operations 5543:Brandywine Valley Railroad 5227:Reading Senior High School 3453:Building a Modern Railroad 3389:Pennypacker, Bert (2002). 2475: 2341:Elihu Chauncey – 1834–1842 2249:Harrisburg Central Station 2213:on the Reading's Main Line 1455:Rutherford Intermodal Yard 1441:Reading Company: 1924–1976 1321:(between Philadelphia and 1309:(between Philadelphia and 1301:(between Philadelphia and 1048:Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 913: 844:, and West 23rd Street in 477:in 1879, and building the 473:by gaining control of the 344: 335: 27:American transport company 6373: 6293: 6185: 6159: 6102: 6086: 6065: 6037:Delmarva Central Railroad 6017: 5958: 5846: 5820: 5794: 5556:Central New York Railroad 5523:Allegheny Valley Railroad 5508: 5502:Railroads of Pennsylvania 5339: 5332: 5316: 5290: 5237: 5194: 5173: 5120: 5052: 4993: 4967: 4372: 3739: 3732: 3698: 3661: 3594: 3587: 3517:Hagley Museum and Library 3508:Hagley Museum and Library 3431:Plant, Jeremy F. (1998). 3347:Holton, James L. (1992). 3266:Holton, James L. (1989). 3060:"Reading Company History" 2985:, August 2003: pp. 86–97. 2532:Drury, George H. (1994). 2371:Frank S. Bond – 1881–1882 1845: 1829: 1805: 1795: 1634: 1623: 1612: 1598: 1584: 1553: 1542: 1531: 1517: 1503: 1291:(between Jersey City and 1052:Western Maryland Railroad 916:Reading Railroad Massacre 895:Boston and Maine Railroad 705:Pickering Valley Railroad 525:Boston and Maine Railroad 481:in 1892 with a line from 377:Northeastern Pennsylvania 318:Interstate Highway System 306:Northeastern Pennsylvania 203: 167: 162: 158:(cinemas and real estate) 138: 130: 108: 98: 83: 78: 53: 46: 37: 6052:Norfolk Southern Railway 5882:Johnstown Inclined Plane 5878:Fayette Central Railroad 5830:Cumberland Mine Railroad 5735:Shamokin Valley Railroad 5668:Norfolk Southern Railway 5639:Maryland Midland Railway 5626:Lycoming Valley Railroad 5157:Reading Regional Airport 5070:Frederick Lauer Monument 3485:Pottsville, Pennsylvania 3450:Reading Company (1958). 3410:Plant, Jeremy F (1996). 3287:Williams, Gerry (1998). 2983:Railroad Model Craftsman 2847:Accessed April 23, 2013. 2680:(41.244428, −77.018738), 2518: 2207:Franklin Street Terminal 2002:Baldwin Locomotive Works 1907:Norfolk Southern Railway 1757:Fox Chase/Newtown branch 1459:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1346:via their connection at 1323:Pottsville, Pennsylvania 1293:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1262:A Reading train departs 1197:Baldwin Locomotive Works 1095:Manayunk/Norristown Line 1075:and station facilities. 629:On January 1, 1851, the 589:Center City Philadelphia 487:Port Reading, New Jersey 147:Norfolk Southern Railway 6427:Predecessors of Conrail 5930:Rockhill Trolley Museum 5887:Kiski Junction Railroad 5605:Kiski Junction Railroad 5597:Juniata Valley Railroad 5552:Chestnut Ridge Railroad 5222:Reading School District 5142:Inter-City Bus Terminal 5134:Franklin Street station 5101:Fairgrounds Square Mall 3242:www.readingrailroad.org 3217:www.readingrailroad.org 3119:Treese, Lorett (2003). 2963:. Northeast.railfan.net 2900:www.readingrailroad.org 2699:and is bordered by the 2350:John Tucker – 1844–1856 2347:John Cryder – 1843–1970 2230:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 2094:B&O Railroad Museum 2032:Age of Steam Roundhouse 1431:electric multiple units 1429:). Reading ordered 150 1311:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1282:Jersey City, New Jersey 1071:, as well as expanding 1046:branch, or PH&P to 639:Lebanon Valley Railroad 6235:Willow Street Railroad 5940:Tioga Central Railroad 5859:Colebrookdale Railroad 2961:"Reading Steam roster" 2906:on September 23, 2008. 2840:April 2, 2005, at the 2401:Agnew Dice – 1916–1932 2309:Lehigh Valley Railroad 2163:named passenger trains 1894: 1717: 1705: 1469:The period just after 1462: 1366: 1344:Lehigh Valley Railroad 1332:The Interstate Express 1303:Shamokin, Pennsylvania 1271: 1173: 1159: 1024:Lehigh Valley Railroad 1022:with traffic from the 975: 959: 868:Atlantic City Railroad 790: 770:1875–1893: Competition 587:and Cherry Streets in 556: 548: 517:Lehigh Valley Railroad 356: 287:Reading Railway System 6011:Railroads of Delaware 5945:West Chester Railroad 5643:Mittal Steel Railways 5298:Reading Fightin Phils 5274:Daniels Motor Company 5150:Reading outer station 5095:Reading Public Museum 3515:(circa 1984–1960) at 2668:41.24444°N 77.01861°W 2393:George Frederick Baer 2006:inspection locomotive 1943:Preserved locomotives 1934:Reading Entertainment 1916:In the late 1980s, a 1866: 1840:Consolidated Theatres 1791:Reading International 1780:Penn Central Railroad 1711: 1695: 1684:as a common carrier. 1681:bankruptcy protection 1675:Bankruptcy protection 1477:, 25 million tons of 1448: 1360: 1261: 1178:Reading, Pennsylvania 1165: 1153: 968:inspection locomotive 965: 944: 777: 659:Pennsylvania Railroad 606:, continuing through 604:Mount Carbon Railroad 554: 546: 483:Port Reading Junction 354: 345:Further information: 330:Reading International 296:Until the decline in 156:Reading International 6283:Named trains of the 6200:Broad Street Station 5717:Stourbridge Railroad 5673:North Shore Railroad 5619:Landisville Railroad 5255:Penske Truck Leasing 3330:Coates, Wes (1990). 3157:. Light Rail Now.org 3155:"Light Rail Now.org" 2845:Transportation Data. 2544:. pp. 275–277. 1820:(Non-Voting Class A) 1254:Passenger operations 930:Coal and Iron Police 834:Jersey City Terminal 726:1873: Chester Branch 273:Commonly called the 6351:Queen of the Valley 6194:30th Street Station 6078:SEPTA Regional Rail 5935:Strasburg Rail Road 5902:Monongahela Incline 5812:SEPTA Regional Rail 5730:Strasburg Rail Road 5308:Reading United A.C. 5207:Alvernia University 3487:and the Anthracite 3456:. Reading Company. 2858:"The Railway World" 2689:. 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Pennsylvania
Reporting mark
Delaware
Maryland
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Pennsylvania
Conrail
Norfolk Southern Railway
CSX Transportation
Reading International
Track gauge
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Conrail
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World War II
federally

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