Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company records, 1853-1922.

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Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company records, 1853-1922.

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This collection includes 18 leather journals variously titled "transit," "level," "memorandum" and a complete record of the original concrete reports for the Glen Moore Bridge. Also included are railroad reports, invoices, correspondence from five file cases regarding Yardley Bridge, Glen Moore Bridge, and grading and masonry for East and West bound tracks Hopewell to Skillman.

2 boxes (2 linear feet)

Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library

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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.

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In 1833, the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (P & R) was established to serve the burgeoning anthracite coal industry and its customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The railroad also supported iron making, canal and sea-going transportation, and shipbuilding, establishing itself as a transportation industry giant for over a century. During the American Industrial Revolution, the P & R provided trackage to the most densely industrialized parts...