Pottsville, PA: Reading (RDG) Tower and Depot

Tower: (Satellite)

Signal Bridge: (Satellite)

Depot: (Satellite, this was the headhouse location. The Merakey Building reuses part of the train shed land.)

Gerry Meyle Sr. posted
66 years ago today. Paul Hartline photo of The Reading Company at Pottsville Jct. May 2, 1959.
Daniel C Carroll Jr. shared

The tower was about halfway between this signal bridge and the curve in the tracks and between the tracks and river.

Street View, Jun 2023

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This tower was close to the railyard of the Reading RR in St. Clair.

1944/53 Pottsville Quad @ 24,000

The signal bridge is near the bottom of this excerpt. The tower is a little north of the signal bridge.

Dec 10, 1968 @ 16,000; AR1VBZA00030112

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Depot

Jake Wynn - Public Historian posted

A view of the network of railroad tracks leading to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad depot in Pottsville, PA in the early 20th century.

(Author’s collection)

Bill Dale commented on Jake's post
An ariel showing the Reading railroad station on Norweigan, also the Pennsylvania Railroad station all before Rt.122, now currently Rt.61.

It appears the Reading passenger trains had to do a backing maneuver to access the depot.

May 2, 1957 @ 60,000; ARA550530020001