Baltimore Belt Line pulled by horses along Pratt Street between the B&O's Camden Station and the PW&B's President Street Station. In 1884, the PW&B was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), a major rival of the B&O, and the PRR cut off the connection. The B&O then proceeded to build its Philadelphia Branch (formally known as the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad) to connect to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, in turn connecting with the Central Railroad of New Jersey for B&O's New York service. The combination also provided a connection to the Staten Island Railway, which served as the terminal switching company for
Reading, Pennsylvania to the Brewer suburb of Mount Judge, equivalent to Mount Penn, east of Reading. Filmmakers Gary Adelstein, Costa Mantis, and Jerry Orr created "Reading 1974: Portrait of a City"; relying heavily on montage; the film is a cultural time capsule. The play "Sweat" by Lynn Nottage is set in Reading. The movie "" features Reading as the home of rival team, the Reading Wolf Dogs. Reading, Pennsylvania Reading ( ; Pennsylvania German: "Reddin") is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 87,575, it is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located