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Allentown and Auburn Railroad's 206 train, an EMC Winton-engined switcher used to pull tourist trains and the occasional freight train. The Allentown and Auburn Railroad dates back to 1853 when a charter was issued to the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company and the Central Railroad of New Jersey for the Allentown Railroad, a railroad that was to run from Allentown west to the Philadelphia and ...
While Camden was closer, Allentown had a more elaborate proposal which helped secure Allentown's bid for the team. [citation needed] Plans to build the PPL Center at the corner of 7th and Hamilton streets in Center City Allentown were announced in late 2009. For much of 2009 and 2010, the focus of the project was on securing funding.
Map: Some of the former LVT right of way is visible from satellite as a faint scar across the countryside north of Quakertown to Summit Lawn. The DeLorme Company's "Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer Topographic Map" shows "old railroad grades." The abandoned LVT is shown running from Quakertown to Center Valley to the west of present-day Route ...
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) had reached Phillipsburg, New Jersey in 1852, on the outskirts of the Lehigh Valley, and anticipated extension to Allentown.If a direct route could be built from Allentown to the Susquehanna River, western traffic could reach New York City faster than by detouring through Philadelphia and traveling north over the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
The Great Allentown Fair in 1941. From its earliest days in the 19th century, horse racing was a popular event at the Allentown Fair. In 1902, the Allentown Fairgrounds' half-mile track was regarded as "one of the finest in the country." [10] At the Great Allentown Fair in 1905, racehorse Dan Patch set a record of 2:01 on the half-mile track. [11]
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South of Allentown on LR 39016, Little Lehigh Park, Allentown Map location: Historic wooden covered bridge located at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 145-foot-long (44 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1841. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof.