Reading Street Railway

The Reading Street Railway Company, also known as the Reading Street Railway is a former passenger railway operating in the Reading area in the state of Pennsylvania.

History

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The company was chartered on December 27, 1930, and continued operations until April 16, 1950, when most services (with the exception of the Reading-Mohnton line) ended on January 7, 1952. The reason for the exception was that the Reading Street Railway has a franchise right that caused a default judgement against the company if ending trolley services prior to a specified date.

Timeline

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• 1930: Company charter accepted by the Pennsylvania PUC on December 27.
• 1952: Most remaining trolley services removed by this date, except for the Reading-Mohnton line, on January 7.

Car and bus lines

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January 1, 1931

• 1 - Schuylkill Avenue-10th Street
• 1A - Penna Station-10th Street
• 2 - Northeast Loop-Schuylkill Ave
• 3 - 4th St. Loop-5th and Penn
• 4 - 6th and Amity-5th and Penn
• 5 - Cotton St.-Riverside
• 7 - P & R Depot-5th and Penn
• 8 - Mineral Spring-Penna. Station
• 9 - Pennside-Penna. Station
• 11 - Boyertown-Penna. Station
• 11A -
• 12 - Birdsboro-Penna. Station
• 12A -
• 14 - Womelsdorf-19th and Perkiomen Ave.
• 14A -
• 15 - Temple-5th and Penn
• 16 - Adamstown (Lancaster)-5th and Penn
• 16 - Mohnton-5th and Penn
• 16A - Shillington-5th and Penn
• 17 - Stony Creek-Penna. Station
• 17A - Carsonia-Penna. Station

Roster

Streetcar and interurban

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Motors	Notes

Buses and coaches

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes

Further reading

• Reading Railway Company (1999), Benson W. Rohrbeck.