North Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad in southeastern Pennsylvania (1852-1879) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Pennsylvania Railroad was a railroad company which served Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Bucks County and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1852, and began operation in 1855. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway, predecessor to the Reading Company, leased the North Pennsylvania in 1879. Its tracks were transferred to Conrail and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in 1976.
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Dates of operation | 1852 (1852)ā1976 (1976) |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) |
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