Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about North Philadelphia came from various goverment sources (FIPS), we also found mention of North Philadelphia in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about North Philadelphia. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about North Philadelphia, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is incomplete.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of North Philadelphia:

North Philadelphia was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (May 1971)

The 'Birmingham Special' Time Table (December 1941)

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

The 'Crescent' Time Table (April 1950)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The 'Meteor' Time Table (September 1948)

Pennsylvania Railroad Time Tables (March 1920)

The 'Silver Meteor' Time Table (June 1941)

The 'Sunset Limited' Time Table (August 1950)

The 'Texas Eagles' Time Table (November 1948)

The 'Texas Special' Time Table (November 1948)

The following routes mentioned North Philadelphia as a scheduled stop:

The Havana Special: From the timetable for the Havana Special (train schedule from 1933). The defunct Havana Special travelled between New York (NY) and Key West (FL).

The Orange Blossom Special: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Orange Blossom Special (schedule from 1941). The Orange Blossom Special travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL).

The Palmland: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Palmland (schedule from 1969). The Palmland travelled between Boston (MA) and Camden (SC).

The Silver Comet: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Comet (schedule from 1947). The Silver Comet travelled between New York (NY) and Birmingham (AL).

The Silver Star: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Star (schedule from 1969). The Silver Star travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL).