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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

Railroad Management, New York Times May 20, 1881 page 5
A Bondholder's Complaint, New York Times June 13, 1883 page 5
Auction Sales, New York Times March 15, 1887 page 6
Sold Under Foreclosure, New York Times July 13, 1887 page 3
Work on the Addition Begun, New York Times December 29, 1888 page 2

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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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