Railroads
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company records
Collection
Accession: 1643
Abstract:
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad was one of the largest and most prosperous anthracite mining and transporting companies in Pennsylvania.Their records consist of minutes of the DL&W and its two direct predecessors.
Dates:
1849-1960
Reading Company records
Collection
Accession: 1520
Abstract:
Chartered in 1871, Reading Company was the holding company for the system of railroads, canals and coal mines assembled by the predecessor Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company between 1833 and 1896. The collection consists of the corporate records of the Reading Company (1871-1976), the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (1833-1896), the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company (1896-1923), and 159 predecessors and subsidiaries.
Dates:
1795-1979