Connecting Railway

Connecting Railway
The Connecting Railway Bridge over Schuylkill River, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Overview
Parent companyPennsylvania Railroad
LocalePhiladelphia
Dates of operation1863 (1863)1976 (1976)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length35.46 miles (57.07 km)
Route map
Frankford Junction
to Trenton Avenue
North Penn Junction
Richmond Industrial Track
North Philadelphia
Ridge Avenue
Zoo Junction
Zoological Garden
 
Powelton Avenue
Philadelphia–30th Street

The Connecting Railway was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, incorporated to build a connection between the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad and the PRR in the city of Philadelphia.