. Off-hand sketches : a companion for the tourist and traveller over the Philadelphia, Pottsville, and Reading railroad . oad had to be provided; and this, too, inthe midst of its darkest and most trying history. But the improve-ments are now made and completed, and stand forth as shiningmonuments to the energy and well-directed management of theroad. On our return to the Schuylkill, we shall diverge into the city, and see what is to be seen on the Philadelphia and Norristown Rail-road, which, on the opposite shore of the river, runs parallel with theRtading Railroad from the Falls to Norristo
. Off-hand sketches : a companion for the tourist and traveller over the Philadelphia, Pottsville, and Reading railroad . oad had to be provided; and this, too, inthe midst of its darkest and most trying history. But the improve-ments are now made and completed, and stand forth as shiningmonuments to the energy and well-directed management of theroad. On our return to the Schuylkill, we shall diverge into the city, and see what is to be seen on the Philadelphia and Norristown Rail-road, which, on the opposite shore of the river, runs parallel with theRtading Railroad from the Falls to Norristown, and embraces nearlyev(ry object of interest between those two places. The first objectthat strikes us, in connection with this road, is a ncAV, elegant, andimposing one, viz.: the depot situated at the corner of Ninth andGreen streets. This handsome edifice has just been completed, at acost of some §10,000. It is, in many points of view, a model of archi-• tectural skill—combining the practical with the ornamental, at thelowest possible cost. The business of this road, extending from 3R OFF-HAND PHILADELPHIA AND NORRISTOWN RAILROAD DEPOT. Philadelphia to Norristown, with a branch to Gerraantown, is rap-icll}- increasing, and has been the instrument of scattering along theroute it traverses an active, intelligent, and enterprising trade, of course, is mainly local, including the conveyance ofpassengers. Many of the business men of Philadelphia have summerresidences in the vicinity of the road, vs^hile others permanentlyreside in the country. These, added to the ordinary movements ofthe dense population along the route, make the conveyance of pas-sengers an important item, which must annually increase vs^ith theprogressive increase of business. The road, a short distance fromthe city, passes over the Port Richmond branch of the ReadingRailroad, and soon after appears at the point from which we diverged,viz: the Falls of Schuylkill, a view of w
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