Junction Railroad (Philadelphia)

Junction Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
LocalePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation18601908
SuccessorPennsylvania Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

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1.7
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30th Street Station
Market Street tunnel
Penn Medicine Station
(opened 1995)
2.4
Arsenal interlocking
Chester Branch

The Junction Railroad was a railroad created in 1860 to connect lines west of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and allow north–south traffic through the metropolitan area for the first time. The railroad consisted of 3.56 miles of double track and 5.3 miles of sidings. It owned no locomotives or rolling stock. The line connected the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road line at the west end of the Columbia Bridge over the Schuylkill River, crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad line, ran parallel to Market Street, and turned south to connect with the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad at Gray's Ferry.

It came under Pennsylvania Railroad control in 1881, and was eliminated by merger in 1908.