How did Telford get its name?

Telford was first called Hendrick's Blacksmith Shop and then County Line. When the railroad came to the area in 1857 it called this stop "Telford", after Sir Thomas Telford, a renowned Scottish civil engineer. It became less confusing to call the town the same name as the train stop, but the town was situated in two counties. When the Bucks County town became incorporated in 1886 it took Telford as its name. The Montgomery County portion took the name of West Telford in 1897. Finally in 1934 the state allowed a town to exist in two counties and the towns consolidated and became known as Telford in 1937.

With the possibility of the return of passenger rail service to Souderton can you tell me how the train first came to Souderton?

The North Pennsylvania Railroad Company planned to lay track from Lansdale to Bethlehem and was actually going to by-pass Souderton totally. An astute businessman, however, Henry O.Souder, donated some of his land to divert the track here. The first train, "TheCivilizer" came through town in 1857 and the railroad named this stop Franconia. In 1863 the stop was renamed Souder's and finally changed to Souderton in 1876.