Author: The Reading Company Title: Reading Company, Trackage Rights. Map of Owned, Leased and Operated Lines, Incl. The Central Rr Co, of New Jersey
Description: Reading, PA: 1934. Black print. 1" = 9 miles. 23.5 x 28 inches. The Reading Company (pronounced Reading /ˈrɛdɪŋ/; logotyped as Reading Lines) operated an important railroad in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states from 1924-1976. Commonly called the Reading Railroad, it was a successor to the the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company founded in 1833. Until the decline in anthracite loadings in the Coal Region after World War II, it was one of the most prosperous corporations in the United States, earning it an iconic plaice in the Monopoly board game. .
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Price: US$ 250.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-1297
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