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  2. List of Pennsylvania railroads - Wikipedia

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    Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad: B&O: 1883 1989 CSX Transportation: Baltimore and Philadelphia Railway: B&O: 1883 1883 Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad: Bangor and Bath Railroad: DL&W: 1880 1880 Bangor and Portland Railway: Bangor and Portland Railway: DL&W: 1879 1909 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad: Barclay Railroad: LV: 1891 1902

  3. Philadelphia Main Line - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Railroad built its main line during the early 19th century as part of the Main Line of Public Works that spanned Pennsylvania. Later in the century, the railroad, which owned much of the land surrounding the tracks, encouraged the development of this picturesque environment by building way stations along the portion of its track closest to Philadelphia.

  4. History of rail transport in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of people from Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    John F. Street (born 1943), Philadelphia mayor; Milton Street (1941–2022), entrepreneur, Pennsylvania state legislator, and Philadelphia City Council candidate; Norman Sussman (1905–1969), Wisconsin state senator; Joel Barlow Sutherland (1792–1861), member, U.S. House of Representatives; Al Taubenberger (born 1953), Philadelphia mayoral ...

  6. Category:Railway lines opened in 1912 - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Railway lines opened in 1912" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  7. Chinatown, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area. The neighborhood stretches from Vine Street on the north, Arch Street on the south, North Franklin Street and N. 7th Street on the east, to North Broad Street on ...

  8. Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad) - Wikipedia

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    On August 1, 1857, the PRR bought the whole Main Line of Public Works. The Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad was integrated into its system. Most of the New Portage Railroad, just completed the previous year at a cost of $2.14 million, was abandoned, while short sections became local branches. [16]

  9. China Railway - Wikipedia

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    The China Railway logo was designed by Chen Yuchang (Chinese: 陈玉昶) (1912–1969), officially adopted on 22 January 1950. The whole logo represents the front of a locomotive. The upper part of the logo represents the Chinese character 人 (people), while the lower part represents the transversal surface of a rail.