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'North Pennsylvania Railroad' (NPR) was railroad company formed in 1855 in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The construction of the line started in 1852 but was not operational until 3 years later in 1855.
In 1856 the company suffered its first accidient in the The Great Train Wreck of 1856.
In 1857 an extension was built to Doylestown, Pennsylvania and during the 1860's another extension was built to Sellersville, Pennsylvania, running parallel to Bethlehem Pike.
The Reading Company leased North Pennsylvania Railroad on May 14, 1879 which later led to the eventual demise of NPR due to the bankruptcy of the Reading Company and subsequent merger into Conrail.
★ List of railroads transferred to Conrail
In 1856 the company suffered its first accidient in the The Great Train Wreck of 1856.
In 1857 an extension was built to Doylestown, Pennsylvania and during the 1860's another extension was built to Sellersville, Pennsylvania, running parallel to Bethlehem Pike.
The Reading Company leased North Pennsylvania Railroad on May 14, 1879 which later led to the eventual demise of NPR due to the bankruptcy of the Reading Company and subsequent merger into Conrail.
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★ List of railroads transferred to Conrail
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