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Dates of operation | 1831 | –1976
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Length | 20.2 miles (32.5 km)[1] |
The Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad (PG&N) was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1831 and opened its first line in 1832, making it one of the oldest railroads in North America. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, a forerunner of the Reading Company, leased the company's lines in 1870, ending its period of independent operation. Its lines are currently part of the SEPTA Regional Rail network in the Philadelphia region.