Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Reading & Northern Railroad Heritage

Reading & Northern Railroad Heritage

Keats, Beth Anne
Springirth, Kenneth C.

Paperback

TrainsRegional: Middle Atlantic

Publisher Price: $32.99

ISBN10: 163499633X
ISBN13: 9781634996334
Publisher: America Through Time
Published: Sep 30 2026
Pages: 128
Language: English
Reading and Northern Railroad Heritage begins with the predecessor railroads in northeastern Pennsylvania including Reading Company, Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch, Central Railroad of New Jersey in Pennsylvania, Lehigh & New England Railroad in Pennsylvania, and Lehigh Valley Railroad in Pennsylvania that were originally prosperous; however, in later years they declined as anthracite coal production declined. Passenger ridership declined with the coming of the automobile, and growth of interstate highways plus growth of trucking companies took away much of the former railroad freight business. In 1983, Andrew Muller leased a portion of a former Pennsylvania Railroad line that was about to be abandoned by Conrail. That was the beginning of what ultimately became the Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad. Over a period of time, the railroad grew and has successfully developed a prosperous freight and passenger business. It has restored steam locomotives for its passenger excursions plus has re-introduced the public to the region's railroad heritage.

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