Before there was the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), there were the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR or “the Pennsy”) and the Philadelphia & Reading, generally known as the ...
Founded by Philadelphia businessmen in 1846 ... In recent years the two railroads have not been able to afford the luxury of such rivalry as competition from trucks, planes, cars and buses ...
The Department of Conservancy and Natural Resources is sharing a piece of history with the public for the first time this ...
Pop Up Metro has another potential customer, this time in Philadelphia. KYW Radio reports the Delaware River Waterfront Corp.
The construction of the world’s largest artificial reef has been delayed again. The SS United States was scheduled for ...
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It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...
The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who ... most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. In addition to soliciting money, the organizations provided food, lodging and ...
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is exploring the prospect of a train that would run along the existing rail tracks ...