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Philadelphia, PA — Altoona, PA; The American 1925 — 1956 New York, NY — St. Louis, MO via Dayton, OH; Anthracite Express 1901 — 1941 Philadelphia, PA — Pottsville, PA — Wilkes-Barre, PA; The Arlington 1933 — 1962 Washington, DC — New York, NY; Atlanta Special 1892 — 1895 New York, NY — Washington, DC — Atlanta, GA via SAL
A Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad stock certificate from 1852 Early Philadelphia railroads up to 1948 A 1920 map of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad Germantown Depot. Philadelphia was an early railroad hub, with lines from all over meeting in Philadelphia. The first railroad in Philadelphia was the Philadelphia ...
In the early 1880s, the Pennsylvania acquired a majority of PW&B Railroad's stock. This action forced the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) to build the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad to keep its Philadelphia access, where it connected with the Reading Company for its competing Royal Blue Line passenger trains to reach New York.
Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad: PRR: 1872 1885 Philadelphia Midland Railroad: Philadelphia and Chester Valley Railroad: RDG: 1888 1945 Reading Company: Philadelphia, Delaware and Chester Central Railroad: PRR: 1871 1872 Philadelphia and Chester County Railroad: Philadelphia and Delaware County Railroad: PRR: 1890 1913
The bridge, which opened in 1851, created a physical connection with the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, whose main line ran down the west side of the river into Philadelphia. [5] [6] Another leased company, the Chestnut Hill Railroad, built north from the end of the original line at Germantown into Chestnut Hill. The extension, just under 4 ...
Share of the West Chester and Philadelphia Rail Road Company, issued 12 December 1872. The West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad (WC&P) operated in the greater Philadelphia area from 1848 to 1881. It became the West Chester Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). It has been operated as the Media/Wawa Line on the SEPTA system since 2022. It ...
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. The Reading leased the North Pennsylvania Railroad on May 14, 1879.
West Jersey Chapter-NRHS The Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad Co. 1881 - 1931 (1973) West Jersey Chapter-NRHS The Trains to America's Playground (1988) Morning Sun Books Inc. Morning Sun Books Inc Pennsylvania-Reading Seashores Lines In Color (1996) ISBN 978-1-878887-57-3