The Reading Railroad, a cornerstone of Pennsylvania's industrial history, played a major role in shaping the economic and cultural landscape of the region. Among its many facilities, the Reading Railroad Shops in Reading, PA, stood out as an important hub for locomotive repair, [...]
In 1900, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad began construction of the sprawling railroad shops along North Sixth Street in Reading. They were the largest railroad shops in America, and unlike most railroads, allowed the Reading to make its own engines. The Reading shops [...]
In 1886, the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (P&R) decided to provide a safe pedestrian route across its main line and yard tracks east of the Outer Station in Reading. With the closest underpass located two blocks north of the station, pedestrians coming from [...]
