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station. The PRR, which controlled the
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Trenton originally ran along West Canal Street, Merchant Street, Stockton Street and Hanover Street, ending at the original station at Broad Street and Hanover Street. It was joined to the
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leased the P&T on June 30, 1871, and began operating it on
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February 23, 1832, by the
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63:A map of the P&T and other related railroads.
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348:Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad
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220:"Corporate Genealogy: Philadelphia and Trenton"
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218:Netzlof, Robert T. (6 February 2001).
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207:References
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187:North of
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305:Defunct
153:Bristol
55:History
279:Extant
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