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Reading Railroad "City Branch" Tunnel (Abandoned) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Tunnel along the former Reading Railroad's City branch which connected its freight main line with the passenger main line, as well as allowing the B&O to access points north of Philadelphia over the Reading's trackage.
The tunnel was largely disused after Conrail rerouted its freight operations after its absorption of the Reading, PRR and other ailing railroads. The last tracks were removed around 1992 after the Philadelphia Inquirer Building, the City branch's last remaining freight customer, ceased shipping operations via rail.
The tunnel was largely disused after Conrail rerouted its freight operations after its absorption of the Reading, PRR and other ailing railroads. The last tracks were removed around 1992 after the Philadelphia Inquirer Building, the City branch's last remaining freight customer, ceased shipping operations via rail.
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Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°57'56"N 75°10'40"W
- Reading Co. Port Richmond (Defunct) 5.2 km
- Fairmount Park Trolley (Abandoned) 6 km
- North Penn Railroad ROW/Reading North Penn Line to old Berks St. Depot (abandoned) 9 km
- Reading Frankford Branch (Abandoned) 10 km
- PRR Bustleton Branch (Abandoned) 14 km
- PRR Cresheim Valley/Fort Washington Branch (Abandoned) 18 km
- PRR Main Line (Northeast Corridor) - Original Alignment 30 km
- PRR Trenton Cutoff (Original Grade) (Abandoned) 31 km
- Norfolk Southern Morrisville Yard 38 km
- Reading Trenton Branch (Mostly Abandoned) 45 km
- Fairmount 0.6 km
- Spring Garden 0.7 km
- Brewerytown 1.4 km
- Mantua 1.5 km
- Powelton Village 1.5 km
- University City 2.3 km
- North Philadelphia 2.5 km
- Fairmount Park 2.9 km
- West Philadelphia 4.6 km
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 31 km