Reading, PA: RDG+CNJ Outer Station and RDG Franklin Station

Downtown: (Satellite)

Franklin Station: (Satellite)

I remember recently writing about a station that had its platforms along curved tracks. It was the West Philadelphia Station. (Recently when I wrote these notes. I see it has set as a draft for over a month now.)

Robert Wanner posted two photos with the comment: "Central Railroad of New Jersey (Jersey Central Lines) Crossline Jersey City to Harrisburg, Pa. Train 193 departing covered platform #4 at the Reading, Pa. Outer Station in late 1940's behind Pacific #813, and again after diesels took over in May of 1952. Telltale ropes hanging for clearance at the end of the shedding. This Crossline service ended in 1964 and everything seen here has been removed thru the years. Photos by Robert Wanner."

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1956 Reading Quad @ 24,000

The elevated tracks still exist, but the station is gone.

Street View, Aug 2019

A station a little further south has been remodelled into a brewpub. Why did RDG have stations so close to each other?

Street View, Oct 2018

I found the above station while looking for the freight house and Spruce Railyard.

Gregory D. Pawelski posted two photos with the comment: "Reading Company Spruce Street Yard and Freight House in Reading, Pa. - Then and Now"

Bob Gottschall: So the line is still dead?

Gregory D. Pawelski: I understand NS took the line OOS in February 2020 and the final move from Sealed Air was on January 24, 2020.

Gregory D. Pawelski also posted with the same comment.

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Gregory commented on his second post
Although, this is what it looked like. Aerial view of southwest Reading, Pa. c1925. (Library Company of Philadelphia)

I could not find the above location on a satellite image. The station is too fancy on the inside to be a freight house.

Martita Polanco Cavarretta, Jun 2019

The Franklin Station is marked on the topo map along with the main station.

1957 Reading Quad @ 24,000