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Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color
Volume 3: Philadelphia Division 

By: Robert J. Yanosey

Morning Sun Books, Inc., 2009
Hardcover, 128 pages, All Color

List Price: $59.95                                       Our Price: $47.96

The Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line and the several commuter branches which radiate out of the City of Brotherly Love all contained many fascinating stations, towers and other buildings. Almost 300 color photos, both with and without trains!

Contents Include:

FOREWARD...3

MAIN LINE: HOLMESBURG JUNCTION TO ZOO TOWER...6
Holmesburg Junction - Holmes Tower - Wissinoming
Bridesburg - Frankford - Frankford Junction - Shore Tower
North Philadelphia - (Bridge 84.51) - Bridge 84.69
North Philadelphia Tower - Bridge 86.98 - Bridge 87.1
Zoo Tower

MAIN LINE: ZOO TOWER TO CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA...18
West Philadelphia - Penn Coach Yard
Race Street Engine Terminal - Broad Street Station
Suburban Station - 30th Street Station - Bridge 0.76
MU Storage Yard - General Post Office

MAIN LINE: PHILADELPHIA TO BELLEVUE, DELAWARE...32
Arsenal Tower - Brill Tower - Darby - Curtis Park - Folcroft
Glenolden - Crum Lynne - Baldwin Tower - Eddystone
Chester - Hook Tower - Standard Passenger Shelter
Standard Concrete Watch Box - Standard Whistle Sign

CHESTNUT HILL BRANCH...39
North Philadelphia - Chelten Avenue - Tulpehocken
Allen Lane - St. Martins - Austin Tower - Chestnut Hill

WEST CHESTER BRANCH...44
Fernwood-Yeadon - Lansdowne - Clifton-Aldan
Morton-Rutledge - Swarthmore - Wallingford - Media
Wawa - Glen Mills - Cheyney - West Chester

WEST PHILADELPHIA ELEVATED BRANCH /
DELAWARE EXTENSION...54
High Line - Arsenal Bridge - Stadium Tower
Greenwich Point Yard - Girard Point Elevator - Coal Pier
Warming Shed - Ore Pier - Conveyor System - Distribution Tower
Transfer Facility - Delaware Avenue - Delaware Avenue Branch
Market Street Ferry Terminal - Federal Street Terminal

BORDENTOWN BRANCH /
BORDENTOWN SECONDARY...67
Burlington - Bridge 12.3 - Riverside - Palmyra - Delair
Pavonia Yard - Pavonia Yard Enginehouse - Center Tower
Camden - Camden Terminal Enginehouse

DELAWARE RIVER RAILROAD & BRIDGE COMPANY...74
Delair Bridge - Jersey Tower - Jardan

PEMBERTON BRANCH / BIRMINGHAM SECONDARY...76
Broadway Station - Pavonia Yard - Bridge 6.62 - Moorestown
Bridge 13.59 - Mount Holly - Birmingham - Pemberton
Toms River

MAIN LINE: ZOO TOWER TO PARKESBURG...83
New York-Pittsburg Subway - Bridge 3.03 - 52nd Street Yards
46th Street Engine Terminal - Overbrook Tower - Overbrook
Merion - Narberth - Wynnewood - Ardmore - Haverford
Bryn Mawr - Bryn Mawr Tower - Rosemont - Villanova
St. Davids - Wayne - Strafford - Devon - Berwyn - Daylesford
Paoli - Paoli Tower - Paoli Car Shop - Bridge 28.85
Thorn Tower - Coatsville - Park Tower - Parkesburg
Telegraph Pole

TRENTON BRANCH...112
Bridge 21.91 - Plymouth Meeting

SCHUYLKILL BRANCH...113
Wynnefield Avenue - Bala - Cynwyd - Barmouth - Bridge 7.70
Manayunk - PRR Substation - Shawmont - Miquon
Spring Mill - Conshohocken - Earnest - Norris Tower
Norristown - Haws Avenue - Phoenixville - Pottstown
Birdsboro - Brooke Tower - Birdsboro Freight House
Reading - Bridge 58.30 - Reading Tower - Reading Freight House
Shoemakersville - Mt. Carbon Enginehouse - Carbon
Darkwater Trestle