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South Mountain and Boston Railroad

chartered in New Jersey March 18, 1873

changed name to Pennsylvania and New England Railroad March 2, 1880

Delaware and Slatington Railroad
Pennsylvania and New England Railroad

changed name from South Mountain and Boston Railroad March 2, 1880

Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and New England Railroad

NJ/PA line to PRR west of Harrisburg with branch to Reading

bought by Pennsylvania and New England Railroad

Susquehanna and Delaware River Railroad

Harrisburg to the Delaware River at Portland of Belvidere

Harrisburg and New England Railroad
Harrisburg and Eastern Railroad
Harrisburg and Delaware River Railroad
Pennsylvania, Slatington and New England Railroad

Slatington to Pine Island

sold under foreclosure July 12, 1887

Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad

bought the property and franchises of the Pennsylvania, Slatington and New England Railroad

succeeded by L&NE

Lehigh and New England Railroad

succeeded Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad

Wind Gap and Delaware Railroad

dispute in early 1883 over connection with Pennsylvania, Slatington and New England Railroad at Pen Argyl and tracks to Bangor

Delaware and New England Railroad

holding company, owned the Poughkeepsie Bridge Company and Central New England and Western Railroad, chartered 1889

References

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This article has far too much information for a wikipedia article. The style and content are written more from a fan perspective and would be more appropriate for a specfici website. Please contact me directly before reverting edits. Thank you.Oanabay04 (talk) 18:44, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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