Philadelphia and Reading Railroad

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The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad and coal-transporting line centered in Pennsylvania, later known as part of the Reading Company system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad company
railroad company
chartered 1833
competedWith Central Railroad of New Jersey
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad
country United States of America
surface form: United States
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
inception 1833
industry coal transportation
rail transport
knownFor being one of the largest corporations in the United States in the 19th century
influencing development of the anthracite coal industry
transporting anthracite coal from Pennsylvania mines to tidewater
laterBecame component of the Reading Company system
locatedIn Pennsylvania
majorLine Main Line between Philadelphia and Pottsville
Reading Terminal lines in Philadelphia
notableFor heavy coal traffic from Schuylkill County
opened 1842
operated Reading Terminal in Philadelphia
operatedBranch lines to Allentown, Pennsylvania
lines to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
lines to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
lines to New York Harbor via New Jersey connections
operatedInRegion Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

eastern Pennsylvania
originalName Philadelphia and Reading Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road
parentCompany Reading Company
partOf Reading Company
peakEra late 19th century
predecessor Philadelphia and Reading Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Company
primaryCommodity anthracite coal
passenger traffic
regionServed Lehigh Valley region
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Schuylkill coal region
servedCity Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reading, Pennsylvania
servedPort Port Reading, New Jersey
Port Richmond, Philadelphia
successor Reading Company
transportMode freight rail
passenger rail

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Reading Company operated Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Reading Company hasHeritage Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Lansdale/Doylestown Line railroadLineUsed Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
this entity surface form: former Reading Company lines
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company parentOrganization Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company railroadAffiliate Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company linkedInfrastructure Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
this entity surface form: Philadelphia and Reading Railroad coal transport network
Reading Railroad alsoKnownAs Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Reading Railroad foundedAs Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad originalName Philadelphia and Reading Railroad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad predecessor Philadelphia and Reading Railroad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Company