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Up for sale is a beautiful, collector-grade 7-piece historical collection of original, authentic passenger branch timetables documenting the late era and transition of the historic Reading Company (Reading Lines). Spanning from 1966 through 1978, this chronological lot perfectly preserves the critical decade where independent operations transitioned over to Conrail and SEPTA management. This lot is packed with incredible historical milestones, including an extra-desirable July 1976 United States Bicentennial edition featuring special schedules to Valley Forge, and late-70s commuter folders overprinted with Conrail and SEPTA designations.
Lot Includes the Following 7 Specific
Chronological Pieces:
• T.T. 4 (April 24, 1966): Belle Mead to Philadelphia service.
• T.T. 18 (October 29, 1967): Bethlehem, Quakertown, and Philadelphia service.
• T.T. 4 (May 16, 1971): Newark to Belle Mead and Philadelphia service.
• T.T. 1 (February 6, 1972): Pottsville, Reading, and Philadelphia service.
• T.T. 1 (May 1, 1976 - Conrail Reading Division): Pottsville, Reading, and Philadelphia mainline schedule, issued just one month after Conrail officially took over operations.
• T.T. 1 (July 3, 1976 - Bicentennial Issue):
Pottsville, Reading, and Philadelphia service.
Features historically significant schedules explicitly routing passengers to the U.S.
Bicentennial events at Valley Forge.
• T.T. 18 (April 30, 1978 - Conrail / SEPTA):
Bethlehem, Quakertown, and Philadelphia service. Highly collectible late-70s transitional document co-branded for Conrail and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Premium Condition Details:
Every single item in this 7-piece collection is original paper transit ephemera and remains in great vintage condition. They have been exceptionally well-preserved and come individually housed in clear plastic protective sleeves. The paper stock is crisp, the factory folds are entirely sharp, and all interior station lists, arrival/departure grids, and local fare logs are perfectly clean, free of handwriting or ink marks, and fully readable.
To guarantee they arrive in this same high-quality condition, these timetables will be shipped completely flat, securely left inside their protective plastic sleeves, and braced between rigid sheets of thick cardboard to prevent bending, folding, or corner blunting during transit. Ships via cost-efficient USPS Media Mail with tracking included.
