Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Schuylkill and Lehigh Railroad

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The railroad of the Schuylkill and Lehigh Railroad Company, herein called the Schuylkill and Lehigh, is a single-track line, extending from Cumru Junction, Reading, to Little Run Junction, Pa., a distance of 49.322 miles, including three short branches at Reading, Pa., and one at Evansville, Pa.

CORPORATE HISTORY

The Schuylkill and Lehigh was incorporated June 14, 1880, under the general laws of Pennsylvania. It was organized on June 10, 1880. The following chart shows the names of the corporations, the respective dates of incorporation and for each predecessor [...]

1 The Schuylkill and Lehigh Railroad Company. Under general laws of Pennsylvania, June 14, 1880.
2 Reading and Lehigh Railroad Company. Under general laws of Pennsylvania, Jan. 6, 1875. Sold at foreclosure Sept. 23, 1879, and conveyed to 1, July 1, 1880.
3 Berks County Railroad Company. Special act of Pennsylvania, June 16, 1871. Sold at foreclosure Dec. 6, 1874, and reorganized Jan. 6, 1875, as 2.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

With the exception of two small branch lines, aggregating 1.85 miles, acquired by construction in 1890 and 1901, the road owned by the Schuylkill and Lehigh was acquired by purchase as of July 1, 1880.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING