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Harrisburg & South Western Railroad
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The South Pennsylvania Railroad had plans to reach Hagerstown, Maryland. This would have connected with the Western Maryland Railroad hung up in Hagerstown in 1882 as well as a connection with the Shenandoah Valley Railroad approaching from the south.
Harrisburg & South Western Railroad
Branch
The South Pennsylvania Railroad had plans to reach Hagerstown, Maryland. This would have connected with the Western Maryland Railroad hung up in Hagerstown in 1882 as well as a connection with the Shenandoah Valley Railroad approaching from the south.
A letter explains the line down to Hagerstown from the east portal of the Tuscarora Tunnel.
Below: The South Pennsylvania Railroad map of the approach to the (top) East Portal of the Tuscaroroa Tunnel and the spur (left) to Maryland on what was to be called the Harisburg and South Western Railroad. That title can be seen in the above leter heading.
Below: A hand drawn map of the Harrisburg & South western Railroad (South Pennsylvania Railroad) to conection with the Western Maryland Railroad.
Mountain
Craft Days
Every year I travel sixty miles to the east up the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a great place north of Somerset to Mountain Craft Days. This year the event will be Fri/10/11-Sun/10/12. This year I focused on the 1938-1939 aerial photos against the South Pennsylvania Rairload Survey Maps. You will be able to compare the remaing work on the aerial photos against the survey maps. I enjoy this event and even the day after the previous showing I look forward to the next year.
Thanks to all.
Once again Mountain Craft Days was a great success and I want to thank all who came to the display and listened intently to the information shown. I enjoyed talking with everyone and thank all who purchased the book and DVD's and a few maps I had on the subject. The next coming year I will expand my display to show the areas south into the Western Maryland area that was surveyed by the South Penn in 1883. This will once again be compared to the 1939 aerial photos of that area including the Pinkerton Bend Tunnel and Confluence as well as Ohio Pyle and Connellsville.
See you next year at Mountain Craft Days. Somerset, Pennsylvania.
What's the difference between Obama & GOD? GOD doesn't think he is Obama.
Don't blame me I voted for the AMERICAN
Web page designed by
southpennrailroad@yahoo.com
Every year I travel sixty miles to the east up the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a great place north of Somerset to Mountain Craft Days. This year the event will be Fri/10/11-Sun/10/12. This year I focused on the 1938-1939 aerial photos against the South Pennsylvania Rairload Survey Maps. You will be able to compare the remaing work on the aerial photos against the survey maps. I enjoy this event and even the day after the previous showing I look forward to the next year.
Thanks to all.
Once again Mountain Craft Days was a great success and I want to thank all who came to the display and listened intently to the information shown. I enjoyed talking with everyone and thank all who purchased the book and DVD's and a few maps I had on the subject. The next coming year I will expand my display to show the areas south into the Western Maryland area that was surveyed by the South Penn in 1883. This will once again be compared to the 1939 aerial photos of that area including the Pinkerton Bend Tunnel and Confluence as well as Ohio Pyle and Connellsville.
See you next year at Mountain Craft Days. Somerset, Pennsylvania.
What's the difference between Obama & GOD? GOD doesn't think he is Obama.
Don't blame me I voted for the AMERICAN
Web page designed by
southpennrailroad@yahoo.com