Type Freight rail Locale eastern Pennsylvania Line length 59,546 m Termini Pennsylvania | Status Operational Opened May 11, 1859 Owner Norfolk Southern Railway | |
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System Norfolk Southern Railway Operator(s) Norfolk Southern Railway | ||
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The Reading Line is a main freight line in Pennsylvania owned and operated by Norfolk Southern Railway. It streches from the Harrisburg Line at Wyomissing Junction in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania to a junction with the Lehigh Line in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The line sees about 35 trains a day, mostly trains running from Northern New Jersey and Allentown, Pennsylvania to points west. The line, for the most part, is double-track, with the only area of single track between CP Blandon and CP West Laurel.
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History
The line opened as the East Pennsylvania Railroad on May 11, 1859, connecting Allentown with Reading. This railroad became part of the Reading Railroad, and carried traffic from the Allentown area to their main line. In 1976, The Reading Railroad was acquired by Conrail, which continued to use the line as a conduit between North Jersey and the rest of the country. When Conrail was split in 1999, Norfolk Southern was assigned the line.