▁of ▁the ▁Reading . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁tunnel ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁where ▁track ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁was ▁B . ▁& ▁O . ▁and ▁track ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁is ▁Reading . ▁The ▁Central ▁of ▁N . J . ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁track ▁to ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁but ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Reading ▁( and ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁B . ▁& ▁O .) ▁Their ▁track ▁ran ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁area ▁to ▁Del aware ▁Bay ▁and ▁some ▁trains ▁ran ▁on ▁the ▁Reading - control led ▁track ▁to ▁Atlantic ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁actual ▁" E lect ric ▁Company " ▁and ▁" W ater ▁Works " ▁serving ▁the ▁city ▁are ▁respectively ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁Electric ▁Company ▁( a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Ex el on ) ▁and ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁Municipal ▁Util ities ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁UK ▁version ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁John ▁W adding ton ▁Ltd . ▁( W adding tons ) ▁was ▁a ▁printing ▁company ▁in ▁Le eds ▁that ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁branch ▁out ▁into ▁pack aging ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁playing ▁cards . ▁W adding tons ▁had ▁sent ▁the ▁card ▁game ▁Lex icon ▁to ▁Parker ▁Brothers ▁hoping ▁to ▁interest ▁them ▁in ▁publishing ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion , ▁Parker ▁Brothers ▁sent ▁over ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Mon opol y ▁to ▁W adding tons ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁before ▁the ▁game ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁into ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Victor ▁Watson , ▁the