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History of the Reading by Jay V. Hare Hard Cover
History of the Reading by Jay V. Hare Hard Cover
History of the Reading
Jay V. Hare
Hard Cover
336+ Pages
Copyright 1966
Contents
J. V. Hare, A Portrait Frontispiece
Introduction iii
Editorial Note Introducing First Article v
Map, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co. 1888 vi
1 ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION 1
Early railroad building Discovery and development of Anthracite Incorporation of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Organization of the Company Surveys for the line Financial Problems Failure of Little Schuylkill to build line to Reading
2ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION (continued) 8
Equipping the Railroad More financial problems Philadelphia Terminals Opening the new railroad Extension to Pottsville The Mount Carbon Railroad Beginning of the Lebanon Valley Railroad
3 ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION (continued) 15
Continuing financial problems Noteworthy run of the Gowen &
Marx Road opened from Port Richmond to Mount Carbon Early dispatching of trains
4 ORGANIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION (concluded) 22
Opposition of Schuylkill Canal Traffic outgrows single track capacity Loan floated in London Early passenger transportation
5 EARLY DEVELOPMENT 30
Financial Depression of 1840-1843 Transportation developments Stockholders investigation of 1845 Development of Railroad Telegraph
6EARLY DEVELOPMENT (continued) 37
Transportation contract with Peters & Edwards Pottsville Terminal Depression of 1848 New England Investigating Committee of 1848 Freshets of 1850
7EARLY DEVELOPMENT (continued) 44
Purchase of Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad between Philadelphia and Belmont Development of Competition between Anthracite regions
8EARLY DEVELOPMENTS (continued) 50
Anthracite Locomotive Fuel Passenger Train Service, Sunday Schedules, Early Equipment, Service to the West Expansion in Philadelphia
9 EARLY DEVELOPMENTS (continued) 56
Noteworthy Bridges Building the Lebanon Valley Railroad Harrisburg Terminals Merging the Lebanon Valley Railroad into the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
10EARLY DEVELOPMENTS (continued) 63
Western Express Passenger Train Double Tracking the Main Line John Tucker's Administration
11EARLY DEVELOPMENT (concluded) 69
Depression in Anthracite Industry, 1855 Financial Problems
Problems in Ocean Shipping of Anthracite Northern Liberties & Penn Township Railroad Co. Harrisburg Terminal
12 PERIOD OF EXPANSION 76
Chester Valley Railroad Mount Carbon & Port Carbon Railroad Co.
Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad Co. Allentown Railroad Co.
13 WAR AND REORGANIZATION 83
New depot in Philadelphia Departmentalizing operation of the Railroad Support of the Union
14 FURTHER AQUISITIONS 90
Mill Creek & Mine Hill Navigation and Railroad Co. Schuylkill Valley Navigation and Railroad Co. Mahanoy & Broad Mountain Railroad Co.
15 PROBLEMS 97
Sailing Operations Begun Junction Railroad Co. New York & Washington Line
16 UNION CANAL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA 105
Call for Internal ImprovementsSchuylkill& Susquehanna Navigation Co.Delaware & Schuylkill CanalCanal Lottery Union Railroad
17 CONTINUED EXPANSION 116
Swatara Railroad, Good Spring Railroad Lorberry Creek Railroad Volunteers, finances and logistics during Civil War
18 MINE HILL & SCHUYLKILL HAVEN RAILROAD COMPANY 122
Organization Financing Construction Expansion Adoption of Steam Power
19 MINE HILL & SCHUYLKILL HAVEN RAILROAD CO. (concluded) 130
Gordon Plane Forest Improvement Co. Conflict Looking to the Lehigh Valley Lease to Schuylkill Navigation Co. Tri-party Agreement and lease to Philadelphia & Reading
20 THE WAR COMES CLOSE TO HOME 139
Battle of Gettysburg Withdrawal of Locomotives and Cars Company Treasury Removed to Boston West Reading Railroad
21 ADDITIONAL AQUISITIONS 145
Port Kennedy Railroad Locust Gap Railroad Wartime Strike and Military Seizure
22 ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN CASE 152
Charter Amendments Atlantic & Great Western Contract
23 EAST MAHANOY RAILROAD COMPANY 159
Western Extension of the Little Schuylkill Railroad
24 EAST PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY 165
Allentown-Reading Line sought Reading & Lehigh Railroad Charter Construction
25 EAST PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY (continued) 172
Temple Branch Civil War Naming Stations Proposed Expansion
26 EAST PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY (concluded) 179
Lease to Philadelphia & Reading Philadelphia & North Branch Railroad
27 PERKIOMEN RAILROAD COMPANY 185
Norristown & Freemansburg Railroad Route Survey Contracts
Placed Opened to Collegeville Philadelphia & Reading guarantee
28 PERKIOMEN RAILROAD COMPANY (continued) 192
Biographical Sketches
29 CONSTRUCTION, PURCHASE, LEASE AND MERGER 197
Pine Grove & Lebanon Railroad Lebanon & Pine Grove Branch Lebanon & Tremont Railroad Colebrookdale Railroad
30 READING & COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY 203
Charter granted Financing Construction Contracts placed
31 READING & COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY (continued) 208
The Columbia Bridge Additional Contracts Mount Hope Branch
32READING & COLUMBIA RAILROAD COMPANY (concluded) 214
Financial Problems Sale of Control to Philadelphia & Reading Lancaster & Reading Narrow Gauge (Quarryville Branch) Reading, Marietta & Hanover Railroad
33 LITTLE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION RAILROAD & COAL COMPANY. 220 Tamaqua Coal Lands Schuylkill East Branch Navigation Impracticability of Canal Construction of Railroad Begun
34LITTLE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION RAILROAD & COAL CO. (cont.) 227
Opening of Line Use of Steam Locomotives
35LITTLE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION RAILROAD & COAL CO. (cont.) 233
Financial Adjustment with Bank of the United States Rebuilding the Road
36 LITTLE SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION RAILROAD & COAL CO. (conc.) 239
The Thru Line to the West East Mahanoy Railroad Lease to Philadelphia & Reading
37 FROM THE MAHANOY BASIN TO THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER 244
Zerbe Valley Railroad Trevorton Coal & Railroad
38 PICKERING VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY 250
Pickering Valley Railroad Schuylkill Navigation Lease
39 SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY 256
Program for Internal Improvements Charter Construction Begins
40 SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY (continued) 263
Construction Completion of Flat Rock Dam Manayunk First Coal Shipment
41 SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY (continued) 268
Financial ProblemsThe Completed CanalProblems through Reading
42 SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY (continued) 276
Packet Service Auburn Tunnel Canal Improvements The "Yellows" Coal Cars
43 SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANY (concluded) 285
Heavy Reverses Lease to the Philadelphia & Reading P & R Boat Line Financial Reorganizations
44 PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN & NORRISTOWN RAILROAD CO. 293
Early Call for RailroadLocation of RailroadCharterContracts
45 PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN & NORRISTOWN RR CO. (continued) 301
Construction to Germantown Opening of line Old Ironsides
46 PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN & NORRISTOWN RR CO. (continued) 310
Early Operation of Germantown Line Location of Norristown Line Contracts Construction Operation of First Train
47 PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN & NORRISTOWN RR CO. (concluded) 318
Gala Celebration
Index 323
Partial Forward
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad was one of the first major railroads built in the United States. Completed in 1842, it achieved immediate economic success in transporting anthracite from the Schuylkill coal field to tidewater at Philadelphia. Faced with the problems of engineering, constructing, financing and organizing a pioneer railroad, the Reading's solutions became an example for others to follow.
History of the Reading" by Jay V. Hare is a comprehensive written account detailing the history of the Reading Company, a prominent railroad system primarily operating in Pennsylvania, compiled by Jay V. Hare, who was once the Secretary of the Reading Company; considered a key source for understanding the development and operations of the railroad throughout its lifespan
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