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Wilmington and Northern Railroad

Railway company in Pennsylvania and Delaware

The Wilmington and Northern Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that operated between Wilmington, Delaware, and Reading, Pennsylvania from 1877 to 1976. It became part of the Reading Railroad system in 1898, became a paper railroad under their control in 1900 and went bankrupt with it in 1971.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 3, 1877Founded1

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The Wilmington and Northern Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that operated between Wilmington, Delaware, and Reading, Pennsylvania from 1877 to 1976. It became part of the Reading Railroad system in 1898, became a paper railroad under their control in 1900 and went bankrupt with it in 1971.2

Corporate structure

Wilmington and Northern Railroad is part of a group headed by READING INTERNATIONAL INC. 142 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • READING INTERNATIONAL INC Culver City, California, United States
    • Wilmington and Northern Railroad
    • 1001-1007 3 rd Avenue LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • AHGP, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AHLP, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Angelika Anywhere LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Angelika Film Center Mosaic, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Angelika Film Center Union Market, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Angelika Film Centers (Dallas), Inc. Subsidiary · Texas, United States
    • Angelika Film Centers (Plano) LP Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Angelika Film Centers, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Angelika Plano Beverage LLC Subsidiary · Texas, United States
    • Angelika Plano Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Australia Country Cinemas Pty Limited Subsidiary · Australia
    • Bayou Cinemas LP Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Bogart Holdings Limited Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • Burwood Developments Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Carmel Theatres, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Citadel Agriculture, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Citadel Cinema Services, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Citadel Cinemas, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Citadel Realty, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • City Cinemas, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Consolidated Amusement Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Consolidated Cinema Services, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Consolidated Cinemas Kapolei, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • and 116 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Wilmington and Reading Railroad1
  2. Succeeded by Conrail1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1976Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Apr 3, 1877Founded Founded1

Sources

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