This section of drawings is for the Reading's Lebanon Valley Branch, from Reading to Harrisburg. Please note that the drawings are oriented with East to the LEFT, so they are viewed "upside down" geographically. The best way to view these is to start with the first image in the series - click on the image to open the "lightbox" view, then move your mouse toward the upper right corner and click the "Next" link to scroll to the next image - you can then scroll back and forth using the "Next" and "Prev" buttons.
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In this photo we see CENTER interlocking in Reading, the western point of the wye that surrounds the Outer Station and the starting point of the Lebanon Valley Branch west to Harrisburg. At left is the connection to the Main Line at WALNUT heading toward the top of the page, while the connection at OLEY and entrance to the yard are toward the bottom. At the right of the photo, the West Reading Branch can be seen splitting off from the Lebanon Valley main tracks.
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This view shows the area around Lebanon Valley Junction. The long bridge over the Schuylkill River is noted, as is the site of Valley Junction "VC" tower. The Reading Belt Line, and the connection to the Lebanon Valley Branch at Wyomissing Junction, are indicated as well.
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Wyomissing Junction. The Belt Line connection is visible at lower left, and the various sidings, storage tracks and industrial spurs are shown. The famous iron bridge at West Lawn (now a concrete overpass) is also noted. This is still a busy spot and railfan location today.
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Sinking Spring. Lots of industry spurs here, including Hoffman Industries and FM Browns, along with the "triple crossing" of three grade crossings in a row. The location of the Sinking Spring freight and passenger stations are at the right of the photo, and you can see the Reading & Columbia branch connected toward upper right of the drawing.
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Wernersville. With West to the right, this view actually depicts things as viewed from trackside or from 422 heading west.
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Robesonia. As can be seen in the drawing, there was a wye here at one time (with two water towers inside of it), but only the east leg remains in this drawing (and is still in place today, used for occasional storage of track equipment).
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Womelsdorf.
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Sheridan. Storage tracks here, along with sidings/spurs for the EJ Lavino furnaces.
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Richland. While the drawing doesn't do it justice, this small town has a very interesting feature - the Lebanon Valley Branch crosses through the intersection at Main Street essentially on a diagonal between the two intersecting streets - worth a look on Google Earth!
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