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Pennsylvania Railroad system map in 1893. The Pennsy's charter was supplemented on March 23, 1853, to allow it to purchase stock and guarantee bonds of railroads in other states, up to a percentage of its capital stock. Several lines were then aided by the Pennsy in hopes to secure additional traffic.
The Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated in Potter and McKean Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States between 1882 and 1964. The original line ran 17 miles (27 km) along the Allegheny River between the boroughs of Coudersport , the county seat of Potter County, and Port Allegany in McKean County.
Railroad Borough Historic District is a national historic district located at Railroad Borough in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 45 contributing buildings in Railroad. Most of the buildings date between 1840 and 1920, and were developed in two narrow stream valleys.
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania. It operated from 1834 to 1854 as the first transportation infrastructure through the gaps of the Allegheny that connected the midwest to the eastern seaboard across the barrier range of the Allegheny Front .
The Waynesburg and Washington Railroad ran between the county seats of Washington and Greene Counties. It was first conceived by John Day in 1874. The route of the railroad was determined by former State Senator Charles Alexander Black on January 25, 1875. [1] The charter was signed later that year and work began in August.
Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania Railroad: Northern Susquehanna Railroad: B&O: 1900 1901 Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad: North Western Railroad: PRR: 1853 1859 Western Pennsylvania Railroad: North Western Coal and Iron Company: DL&W: 1856 1856 Buffalo Coal and Iron Company: Northwestern Pennsylvania Railway: PRR: 1895 1895 Western New York ...
The Pennsylvania Railroad District, also known as Conrail: Little Juniata River Bridges and Tunnels or Bridges and Tunnels (Spruce Creek to Birmingham Section, Little Juniata River), is a national historic district that is located in Spruce Creek Township, Morris Township, and Warriors Mark Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Tyrone Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Railroad built its main line during the early 19th century as part of the Main Line of Public Works that spanned Pennsylvania. Later in the century, the railroad, which owned much of the land surrounding the tracks, encouraged the development of this picturesque environment by building way stations along the portion of its track closest to Philadelphia.