# Reading Railers

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{{Short description|Former team of the Premier Basketball League}}
{{Notability|sports|date=March 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox sports team 
| logo          = RailersPBL.PNG
| pixels        = 150px
| founded       = 2006
| league        = [PBL](/source/Premier_Basketball_League) 2007
| history       = Reading Railers<br>2007-2008
| arena         = [Sovereign Center](/source/Sovereign_Center)
| city          = [Reading, Pennsylvania](/source/Reading%2C_Pennsylvania)
| colors        = black, orange, silver
| owner         = Kay Magee
| coach         = Sal Mentesana
| championships = 0
| titles        = 0
| cheerleaders  = 
| dancers       = 
| mascot        = 
}}

The '''Reading Railers''' were a team of the Premier Basketball League that began play in 2007.  They played their home games at the Sovereign Center.  The team was originally going to play in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present)).

The Railers chose not to compete in the 2008-2009 PBL season.<ref>{{cite web | title = Reading Railers To Sit Out 2009 Season | url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3723999 | publisher = Our Sports Central | date = 2008-10-02 | accessdate = 2008-10-02 }}</ref>

The Railers did not come back for the 2009–2010 season and are regarded as defunct.{{According to whom|date=March 2025}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070528092836/http://www.readingrailers.com/ Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223639/http://wfmz.com/view/?id=62209 News story announcing name, venue]
*[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3469778 News story announcing PBL affiliation]

{{PBL Teams}}

{{Philadelphia Sports}}
{{Pennsylvania Sports}}

Category:Former Premier Basketball League teams
Category:Sports in Reading, Pennsylvania
Category:Basketball teams in Pennsylvania
Category:Basketball teams established in 2006
Category:2006 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 2008
Category:2008 disestablishments in Pennsylvania

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