Reading Observation No. 1

1937

Builder: Budd Company, Red Lion, PA

Build Date: 1937

Retirement Date: 1982

Number Built: 2

Weight: 97,000 lbs.

Length: 85 ft.

PHMC Cat No. RR78.52

The Crusader:

As the nation pulled itself out of the Great Depression, the Reading Company launched a new premier passenger service from Philadelphia ...