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The '''Southwark Rail-Road''' was a small part of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] system in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].

==History==
The Southwark Rail-Road was chartered on April 2, 1831. The company constructed tracks in [[1835]], along Broad Street from South Street to Washington Avenue, and along Washington Avenue {Prime} from Broad Street to the [[Delaware River]]. At the intersection of Broad Street and Washington Avenue, the [[Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]] ended at the Southwark Rail-Road. The PW&B's passenger station was just west of Broad Street; the Southwark Rail-Road was intended for freight, and was leased to and operated by the PW&B. At the South Street end, the [[Philadelphia and Reading Railroad]] continued north on Broad Street.

The tracks on Broad Street were removed in [[1870]]. Around the same time, tracks were built along the riverfront from the yard at the river north to Almond Street (now Kenilworth Street), connecting it to the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[Delaware Extension (PRR)|Delaware Extension]].

On March 28, 1877, the Southwark Rail-Road was merged into the [[Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]], along with several other railroads. In [[1881]], the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] bought up the majority of the PW&B's stock. The company was later merged into the [[Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad]], another PRR subsidiary.

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==References==

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*[http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Corphist/pb_w.html Corporate Genealogy - Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad]
*[http://www.earlpleasants.com/search_1.asp Railroad History Database]
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[[Category:Defunct Pennsylvania railroads]]
[[Category:Companies affiliated with the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad]]
[[Category:Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad]]
[[Category:Railway companies established in 1831]]
[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1877]]