Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Allentown station could refer to two stations in Allentown, Pennsylvania: Allentown station (Central Railroad of New Jersey) Allentown station (Lehigh Valley Railroad)
Allentown station is a defunct train station in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was constructed by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) and Reading Railroad in 1888 and 1889. For most of the late 19th and early 20th century, it provided passenger train service between Allentown and various U.S. Coast locations.
The abandoned station was demolished in 1972 to permit the construction of an enlarged road bridge over Jordan Creek. [6] Service along the former Lehigh Valley route to Allentown resumed in 1978. Conrail, which took over the Lehigh Valley Railroad's lines in 1976, began operating commuter trains from Allentown to Philadelphia.
The second station, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Station (LVRR), was built in 1890 and was located directly west of the CNJ station. It served the patrons of the LVRR . Passenger rail service ended in Allentown during the 1960s, the stations became derelict and the Lehigh Valley station was torn down in the 1972.
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.
Pages in category "Former Lehigh Valley Railroad stations" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
30th Street Station in Philadelphia Omaha station in Omaha, Nebraska, designed as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program This is a list of train stations and Amtrak Thruway stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city in which it is located. If an ...
This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 10:52 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.