Junction Railroad (Philadelphia)

The Junction Railroad was a railroad created in 1860 to connect lines west of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and allow north-south traffic through the metropolitan area for the first time. The railroad consisted of 3.56 miles of double track and 5.3 miles of sidings. It owned no locomotives or rolling stock. The line connected the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road line at the west end of the Columbia Bridge over the Schuylkill River, crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad line, ran parallel to Market Street, and turned south to connect with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad at Gray's Ferry.

Junction Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation18601908
SuccessorPennsylvania Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

mi
Reading main line
0.0
Reading main line
Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
Northeast Corridor
1.7
0.0
Zoo Junction
30th Street Station
West Philadelphia Elevated
Market–Frankford Line
Market Street tunnel
Penn Medicine
(opened 1995)
West Chester Branch
2.4
Arsenal interlocking
Chester Branch
Northeast Corridor

It came under Pennsylvania Railroad control in 1881, and was eliminated by merger in 1908.

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