King Coal (train)

The King Coal was a passenger train operated by the Reading Railroad between Philadelphia and Shamokin, Pennsylvania.[1] The train was launched in the late 1930s, as part of Reading's introduction of streamlined trains, with equipment rebuilt by the railroad specifically for the service.[1]

In its latter years it was truncated to Pottsville on weekends.[2] Due to declining demand for passenger rail travel as automobiles became more popular, the King Coal was discontinued on June 28, 1963.[3]

References
  1. Classic American Railroads Volume III. St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company. 2003. p. 115. ISBN 0-7603-1649-X.
  2. 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1961, Reading Railroad section, Table 3
  3. "'Last train' left Shamokin 50 years ago today". The News Item. June 28, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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