30th Street Station
30th St. and Market St.
Opened 1933
Number of station tracks: 10 through/6 through upper level suburban
Interlocked switches controlled as follows:
Penn: controlled the immediate station area
Zoo: junction of main lines to New York and Harrisburg
Arsenal: junction of main line to Washington, West Chester Branch
Penn interlocking was controlled from an office on 4th floor of 30th Street Station.
Broad Street Station
Broad St. and Market St.
Opened 1881
Number of station tracks: 16 stub
Interlocked switches controlled from Broad Street Tower
Suburban Station
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Opened 1930
Number of station tracks: 6 stub
Interlocked switches controlled from Broad, an office in the Suburban Station
Reading Terminal
12th St. and Market St.
Opened 1893
Number of station tracks: 13 stub
Interlocked switches controlled from Race Street Tower
Chestnut Street Station
24th St. and Chestnut St.
Opened 1888
Number of station tracks: unknown
Interlocked switches controlled from Locust Street Tower
After its opening in 1933, 30th Street Station emerged as the Pennsylvania Railroad's main station for intercity stations. More convenient than Broad Street Station with its stub nature. Broad Street Station remained in use until 1952 for local and commuter trains, phased out in favor of the underground Suburban Station at approximately the same location.
The Suburban Station became a through station in 1984, with completion of the Center City Tunnel, connecting the commuter networks of the former Pennsylvania Railroad and the the former Reading Railroad.
In addition, Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines commuter trains operated into southern New Jersey from Camden, NJ, with ferry connections from Philadelphia. Certain trains instead terminated at one of the Pennsylvania Railroad stations in Philadelphia.
(30th Street Station)
Departures-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 141 Havana Special Miami 12:06 10:40 147 11:01 pm 151 Washington 12:24 135 11:35 113 9:43 pm 101 New York-Washington Washington 2:38 1:43 605 Harrisburg 2:47 10:28 am 107 Washington (skip) 3:19 415 Baltimore 5:09 409 3:50 173 Federal Washington 5:43 4:55 177 5:09 451 Cape Charles 5:59 401 Washington 7:09 6:10 131 Morn. Congressional Washington 7:11 8:10 601 Governor Harrisburg 7:54 6:50 5:48 15 Pittsburgh 8:36 603 11:40 603 8:03 403 Washington 8:39 109 Speaker Washington 9:05 9:41 101 8:43 25 Metropolitan Pittsburgh 9:45 607 12:45 111 Legislator Washington 10:03 8:12 103 9:46 169 Washingtonian Washington 10:23 9:07 115 President Washington 11:10 10:08 133 9:35 455 Del-Mar-Va Express Cape Charles 11:17 7:23 121 Sun Queen Tampa 12:10 11:10 135 11:10 19 Pittsburgh 12:11 609 2:40 609 3:28 75 Duquesne Pittsburgh 1:09 33 2:05 123 Potomac Washington 1:19 12:20 137 12:21 125 Representative Washington 2:10 1:10 105 12:46 421 Baltimore 2:24 415 1:18 127 West Coast Champion Tampa 2:29 195 5:17 145 4:51 129 Executive Washington 3:12 3:04 107 2:13 463 Salisbury 3:20 113 Silver Meteor Miami 3:41 4:34 143 3:50 175 Colonial Washington 4:11 2:19 171 2:22 149 Crescent New Orleans 4:19 3:43 425 Baltimore 4:38 419 3:15 627 Lancaster 4:48 621 4:48 611 5:30 155 Embassy Washington 5:13 6:10 109 5:31 631 Harrisburg 5:14 613 6:23 105 East Coast Champion Miami 5:30 4:02 153 Aft. Congressional Washington 5:57 4:59 111 6:10 157 Southerner New Orleans 6:14 6:05 633 Susquehanna Harrisburg 6:44 615 7:35 615 9:53 177 Senator Washington 7:09 4:22 173 4:39 137 Arlington Washington 8:10 7:22 155 9:06 429 Washington 8:15 423 6:35 581 Northern Express Erie 8:35 139 Peach Queen Atlanta 8:39 143 Mount Vernon Washington 9:06 9:07 139 8:26 171 Patriot Washington 9:31 8:27 175 7:24 147 Constitution Washington 10:06 449 Cavalier Cape Charles 11:14 159 Palmland Miami 11:43 35 Night Express Pittsburgh 11:44 10:20 55 11:28Arrivals-Westbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 151 New York 12:24 135 11:15 113 9:43 pm 233 New York 12:38 231 12:44 189 William Penn Boston 1:07 12:35 235 1:49 101 New York-Washington New York 2:32 1:28 107 New York (skip) 2:33 173 Federal Boston 5:42 4:42 177 5:09 187 Quaker Boston 7:41 6:40 131 Morn. Congressional New York 7:11 8:10 253 New York 8:08 7:16 201 New York 7:36 8:45 203 New York 8:36 8:35 255 New York 8:58 8:02 109 Speaker New York 9:04 9:21 101 8:43 25 Metropolitan New York 9:35 111 Legislator New York 10:02 8:12 103 9:46 169 Washingtonian Montreal 10:18 9:07 205 New York 9:33 257 New York 10:32 9:55 207 New York 10:35 10:42 10:15 115 President New York 11:09 10:08 133 9:35 209 New York 11:32 211 12:43 211 1:30 121 Sun Queen New York 12:09 11:10 135 11:10 75 Duquesne New York 12:41 259 4:05 123 Potomac New York 1:18 12:04 137 12:21 213 New York 1:36 1:33 3:40 125 Representative New York 2:09 1:10 105 12:46 127 West Coast Champion New York 2:28 195 5:17 145 4:51 215 New York 2:31 129 Executive New York 3:11 2:59 107 2:13 217 New York 3:34 113 Silver Meteor New York 3:40 4:34 143 3:50 175 Colonial Boston 4:10 2:19 171 2:22 149 Crescent New York 4:18 3:43 219 New York 4:31 4:38 5:46 261 New York 4:59 5:03 215 6:05 155 Embassy New York 5:12 6:10 109 5:31 105 East Coast Champion New York 5:29 4:02 221 New York 5:34 5:36 6:40 153 Aft. Congressional New York 5:56 4:59 111 6:10 263 New York 5:59 6:24 7:07 157 Southerner New York 6:13 6:05 223 New York 6:38 6:45 7:13 271 New York 7:00 177 Senator Boston 7:08 4:22 173 4:39 225 New York 7:40 7:40 7:45 137 Arlington New York 8:09 7:15 155 9:06 139 Peach Queen New York 8:36 227 New York 8:48 8:42 143 Mount Vernon New York 9:05 9:07 139 8:16 171 Patriot Boston 9:30 8:27 175 7:24 229 New York 9:38 9:42 147 Constitution New York 10:05 275 New York 10:30 265 10:51 449 Cavalier New York 10:46 231 11:02 183 Pilgrim Boston 11:11 159 Palmland New York 11:42 141 Havana Special New York 11:58 10:40 147 10:51 55 Pennsylvania Limited New York 11:28Departures-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 46 New Englander Boston 12:27 172 Federal Boston 1:18 12:15 176 12:51 162 New York 3:00 1:35 102 Washington-New York New York 3:51 2:59 110 Havana Special New York 4:49 4:18 140 4:50 22 Manhattan Limited New York 5:22 108 Piedmont Limited New York 5:02 4:36 254 Jersey City 5:51 5:50 6:33 200 New York 6:00 7:00 256 New York 6:50 7:05 8:05 202 New York 7:04 7:00 8:00 112 Palmland New York 7:12 7:26 118 Crescent New York 7:37 7:07 182 Bay State New Haven 8:04 204 8:00 204 9:00 260 New York 8:08 206 9:00 206 10:15 104 East Coast Champion New York 8:15 8:36 258 New York 8:23 7:18 114 Silver Meteor New York 8:50 8:45 142 8:28 188 Pilgrim Boston 9:04 8:10 120 Potomac New York 9:14 8:14 100 9:15 122 Palmetto Limited New York 9:51 208 New York 10:04 10:00 124 President New York 10:22 9:17 102 10:13 210 New York 11:04 126 Legislator New York 11:14 10:32 10:58 212 New York 12:04 12:00 1:00 174 West Coast Champion New York 12:13 194 10:06 144 9:40 174 Southerner New York 12:13 148 11:43 174 Colonial Boston 12:13 11:00 170 9:10 266 New York 12:17 264 1:49 214 New York 1:04 130 Judiciary New York 1:22 12:25 2:03 216 New York 2:04 2:00 132 Representative New York 2:19 2:32 5:13 218 New York 3:04 3:00 3:00 272 New York 3:10 266 3:15 176 Cotton States Spec. New York 3:13 176 Sun Queen New York 3:13 130 12:25 104 1:42 176 Birmingham Special New York 3:13 176 Senator Boston 3:13 1:00 172 12:14 220 New York 4:04 4:00 5:00 142 Embassy New York 4:17 3:11 106 2:43 268 New York 4:41 4:16 222 New York 5:04 170 Patriot Boston 5:13 4:13 174 4:00 270 New York 5:19 10:00 224 New York 6:05 152 Aft. Congressional New York 6:07 5:06 6:19 134 New York 7:00 108 6:13 226 New York 7:04 168 Montrealer Montreal 7:13 5:00 154 Executive New York 7:20 6:17 7:19 228 New York 8:04 156 Mount Vernon New York 8:20 7:18 110 7:43 230 New York 9:04 158 Arlington New York 9:39 8:27 9:42 274 New York 9:41 160 Constitution New York 10:35 9:10 112 10:13 178 Speaker New York 11:30 150 11:07 252 New York 11:57 4:35Arrivals-Eastbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 162 Washington 12:36 12:47 172 Federal Washington 1:17 12:15 176 12:51 18 Mail Pittsburgh 2:19 102 Washington-New York Washington 3:47 2:44 110 Havana Special Miami 4:44 4:18 140 4:50 448 Cavalier Cape Charles 4:51 108 Piedmont Limited New Orleans 5:01 4:36 400 Washington 5:41 580 Harrisburg 6:39 602 8:34 36 Night Express Pittsburgh 7:06 6:15 22 5:22 112 Palmland Miami 7:11 7:21 606 Harrisburg 7:34 11:50 am 118 Crescent New Orleans 7:36 7:07 104 East Coast Champion Miami 8:14 8:36 114 Silver Meteor Miami 8:49 8:45 142 8:28 618 Lancaster 8:52 7:36 604 Harrisburg 8:59 8:35 604 9:44 120 Potomac Washington 9:13 8:14 100 9:15 462 Salisbury 9:30 600 Governor Harrisburg 9:44 7:29 122 Palmetto Limited Washington 9:48 406 Baltimore 9:52 410 9:07 124 President Washington 10:21 9:17 102 10:13 632 Susquehanna Harrisburg 10:56 608 2:18 126 Legislator Washington 11:13 10:27 10:58 42 Rainbow Chicago 12:08 174 West Coast Champion Tampa 12:12 194 10:06 144 9:40 174 Southerner New Orleans 12:12 148 11:43 174 Colonial Washington 12:12 10:56 170 9:10 130 Judiciary Washington 1:21 12:25 2:03 132 Representative Washington 2:18 2:24 5:13 176 Cotton States Spec. Washington 3:12 176 Sun Queen Tampa 3:12 130 12:25 104 1:42 176 Birmingham Special Washington 3:12 176 Senator Washington 3:12 12:56 172 12:09 pm 142 Embassy Washington 4:16 3:11 106 2:43 170 Patriot Washington 5:12 4:13 174 4:00 454 Del-Mar-Va Express Cape Charles 6:00 8:22 152 Aft. Congressional Washington 6:07 5:06 6:19 412 Washington 6:41 4:42 8 Pittsburgh 6:43 610 6:06 420 Washington 6:58 168 Montrealer Washington 7:09 4:56 134 Washington 6:46 108 6:13 570 Philadelphia Express Buffalo 7:12 154 Executive Washington 7:18 6:17 7:19 418 Baltimore 8:07 24 Pittsburgh 8:15 612 7:14 156 Mount Vernon Washington 8:18 7:18 110 7:43 74 Duquesne Pittsburgh 9:01 26 6:10 24 11:35 158 Arlington Washington 9:38 8:27 9:42 160 Constitution Washington 10:31 9:10 112 10:13 178 Speaker Washington 11:18 150 10:52 450 Cape Charles 11:46 46 New Englander Pittsburgh 11:47 614 9:34Passenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971.
Not listed are commuter trains, which continue to operate.
Many trains operating between New York and Pittsburgh and points west stopped only at North Philadelphia station, and are not listed. Until its closure in 1952, certain trains serving 30th Street Station also served Broad Street Station.
In 1971, trains 100 through 113 were actually the high speed "Metroliner" trains between New York and Washington, introduced in 1969.
(Reading Terminal)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 11 Schuylkill Williamsport 12:05 1 Shamokin 4:20 5 Williamsport 10:30 97 King Coal Shamokin 4:35 4:05 327 Scranton Flyer Scranton 5:40 4:42 9 Shamokin 7:05 301 Interstate Express Binghamton 11:45 10:00Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 14 Williamsport 6:34 306 Interstate Express Binghamton 7:45 5:45 92 Shamokin 10:50 316 Scranton Flyer Scranton 12:09 11:17 6 King Coal Shamokin 1:52 12:05 10 Schuylkill Shamokin 7:46 12 Williamsport 10:13Intercity commuter passenger service discontinued in 1981.
Reading did not join Amtrak, and continued operation of several diesel powered trains which border between commuter and intercity, in addition to more conventional electric commuter trains.
Not listed are commuter trains, which continue to operate.
(Chestnut Street Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 511 Wash. Night Exp. Washington 3:36 11 2:20 528 New York Night Exp. New York 4:17 12 3:37 35 Washington Express Washington 7:56 6:59 10 New York Express New York 9:33 9 Express Chicago 10:14 2 National Limited New York 10:33 9:29 27 Royal Blue Washington 11:36 10:10 6 Capitol Limited New York 11:43 11:34 4 Diplomat New York 1:43 12:55 5 Capitol Limited Chicago 2:43 1:30 1 National Limited St. Louis 3:30 3:37 504 Marylander New York 3:51 2:20 3 Diplomat St. Louis 5:51 6:37 28 Royal Blue New York 6:02 4:58 8 Shenandoah New York 7:51 6:35 23 West Virginian Parkersburg 7:58 523 5:41 7 Shenandoah Chicago 8:54 7:47Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 511 Wash. Night Exp. New York 3:24 11 2:12 528 New York Night Exp. Washington 4:03 12 3:22 10 New York Express Chicago 9:27 9 Express New York 10:09 2 National Limited St. Louis 10:33 9:27 27 Royal Blue New York 11:36 10:09 6 Capitol Limited Chicago 11:41 11:31 4 Diplomat St. Louis 1:38 12:49 5 Capitol Limited New York 2:42 1:25 1 National Limited New York 3:28 3:35 504 Marylander Washington 3:51 2:20 3 Diplomat New York 5:49 6:36 28 Royal Blue Washington 6:02 4:58 8 Shenandoah Chicago 7:47 6:30 23 West Virginian New York 7:56 523 5:40 7 Shenandoah New York 8:47 7:45 36 Philadelphia Express Washington 9:00 7:45Passenger service discontinued in 1958.
Only operated commuter trains, not listed.
The Chestnut Street Station was demolished in 1963.
30th Street Station.
Reading Terminal.
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Link to an official Web site, showing how the Reading Terminal has been preserved and transformed for other uses.
30th Street Station (Wikipedia)
Reading Terminal (Wikipedia)
Chestnut Street Station (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia links containing further historical information on the stations.
Zoomable Google Maps show present and past railroads and major stations in the area. As well as at junctions, interlockings have existed on 3 and 4 track commuter lines, where trains could switch between local and express tracks.