North Pennsylvania Railroad

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North Pennsylvania Railroad

Overview
Dates of operation	1852 (1852)–1976 (1976)
Successor	Conrail SEPTA
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

North Pennsylvania Railroad was a railroad company which served Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Bucks County and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1852, and began operation in 1855. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway, predecessor to the Reading Company, leased the North Pennsylvania in 1879. Its tracks were transferred to Conrail and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in 1976.