Where the Lehigh Valley crossed the Reading. Rauschs PA.

Hello everyone. This is a really interesting location that we find ourselves in here. This is where the Lehigh Valley railroads Pottsville branch would have crossed the Reading railroad Little Schuylkill branch. What's fascinating about the Reading line is that it dates back to 1830 and is one of the oldest railroads in Pennsylvania. This is originally the Little Schuylkill railroad and it ran from Port Clinton to Tamaqu. It would become part of the Philadelphia and Reading and now is the Reading and Northern mainline. Thank you for watching. 5/6/24

[@debd.traveler1967]

I really appreciate the research you do on the history of theses lines. I look over maps to be able to follow along with your explores. Good job!

[@kevinsalsbury2118]

Good morning Deb. Thank you very much! I'm going to post some map pictures in the community section. I use Google maps and Wikipedia to find my route. Which maps do you use? Thanks again Deb.

[@debd.traveler1967]

@@kevinsalsbury2118 TopoQuest shows maps of the 60's give or take. This allows me to see some of what was.

[@kevinsalsbury2118]

Awesome Deb. I'm going to add this to the tool box. Thank you 😊

[@peterdelestrez8880]

Another awesome video.

[@kevinsalsbury2118]

Thank you Peter 😊

[@MillersRailfan]

Reading & Northern looks in great shape

[@kevinsalsbury2118]

Best darn railroad in the country. In my opinion of course.

[@MillersRailfan]

@@kevinsalsbury2118 Kevin you are DEFINITELY not wrong!!!

[@kashifzia9005]

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[@kevinsalsbury2118]

Good morning Kashif. Thank you 😊