The small portion that did became the Allentown branch of the Reading Company from Topton to Kutztown, and was nominally owned by the Allentown Railroad until the Reading dissolved it in 1945 to simplify corporate bookkeeping. Other Reading subsidiaries also laid track on parts of the right-of-way elsewhere along the route.
A small portion of the railroad that existed became the Allentown branch of the Reading Company, which was later absorbed into the Reading Railroad's corporate structure. This section was initially owned by the Allentown Railroad but was dissolved in 1945 to simplify the company's accounting practices. Other Reading subsidiaries also built tracks on parts of the right-of-way along the route.