Reading Terminal

Built in 1893 by the Reading Company, this passenger terminal and company headquarters is located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia at the corner of 12th and Market S... (more)

"The Cut"

The remnants of a portion of the former Reading Company's "City Branch" in downtown Philadelphia, PA. The branch was built between 1881 and 1893 by the Philadelphia & Reading ... (more)

This is the elevated portion of the former Reading Company's "City Branch", built between 1881 and 1893, located in the heart of Philadelphia, PA. The branch was built by the Philadelphia & Readi... (more)

An old, vandalized and abandoned diner train car sits at the intersection of Broad and Noble in downtown Philadelphia.

Built in 1922, this car is former Reading Company dining car No. 1186. It... (more)

The Reading Company's Gateway to Philadelphia

Abandoned, forelorn and out of service, this is the former four track main of the once mighty Reading Railroad. It leads south into the ... (more)

On a quiet Sunday morning, two pairs of SEPTA Silverliner IV MUs pose beneath the classic trainshed of Philadelphia's Reading Terminal. The trains run through the basement now, but the trainshed e... (more)

A Roger Puta Photograph

Large arched roof train sheds such as this are common in Europe, but the only ones I can think of in the U.S. are Reading Terminal and St. Louis Union Terminal. Can anyone name others in the U.S.... (more)

The Reading Subway II: As early as 1895, space was becoming a premium in Philadelphia so the Reading Company, aka, the Reading & Philadelphia, lowered one of its lines through the city. T... (more)

It's the Philadelphia Auto Show! But, look a little closer and you'll note this is no ordinary building. ... (more)

The Reading Terminal: This is the interior of the Reading Terminal's original t... (more)

The Reading Terminal:

In 1893, the Reading Company built a passenger terminal and its company headquarters at this location in downtown Philadelphia to better serve its customers and com... (more)

The Apocalypse?!? Perhaps, for fans of the Reading Railroad. This was the view for engineers looking out ... (more)

The Reading Subway:   Back at the turn of the century, in 1895, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad took it's network of tracks and sidings at Pennsylvania Avenue below ground to allow... (more)

Reading Company Trinity:  Standing in the heart of Philadelphia, one can still find (thankfully!) the former Reading Railroad Company offices, the famous 4 track elevated Viaduct and the ... (more)