East Pennsylvania Railroad
Defunct railroad in the state of Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The East Pennsylvania Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Pennsylvania. It opened a line between Reading, Pennsylvania, and Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1859. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, predecessor of the Reading Company, leased the line in 1869. As the East Pennsylvania Branch, the line was part of the Reading's through route between Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Allentown. The line was transferred to Conrail on the Reading's bankruptcy in 1976. It is now part of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Reading Line.
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Locale | Pennsylvania |
Dates of operation | 1856 (1856)ā1976 (1976) |
Successor | Conrail |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
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