Series XXIII: Reading Railroad: Rutherford Yards and Steelton Industries

This series consists of photographs of the Reading Railroad's facilities in and around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. These photographs were not submitted to the Commission and as such do not have identifying exhibit numbers. It is possible that these were taken by J.H. Ritchie as part of documenting types of engines, but that is a tentative identification. The Reading Company, a multifaceted industrial corporation with diverse interests such as shipbuilding, coal mining and iron making, operated a railroad in southeastern Pennsylvania and neighboring states New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. This series documents the Rutherford Yard facilities and the industries served by the Reading in the immediate area. The photographs in this series focus on the repair and maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock. Also included in this series are photographs of Western Maryland Railway locomotives in the Rutherford Yard.