Reading Company
The Reading Company main line was established on July 16, 1838 between Reading and Norristown, Pennsylvania by the Reading Company’s Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road. The Reading to Norristown route is the Reading Company main line's original route/right of way. The Reading Company main line was extended to Philadelphia from Norristown on December 9, 1839. The Reading Company main line was later extended to the north from Reading to Port Clinton, Pennsylvania.