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William Morris Meredith
Member State Legislature, 1824-1828; of the State Constitutional Convention, 1837; secre- tary United States Treasury, 1849-1850; State attorney-general, 1861-1867; president State Constitutional Convention, 1873
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placing it under the control of a corporation whose methods of management must result in great benefit to the people of the State. This purchase was made in 1857, and from that year the Pennsyl- vania Railroad company dates its most progressive history.
But the work of extension did not end with the purchase of the public works, although the latter cost $7,500,000. In 1861 the company leased for 999 years the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster road and brought it under the Pennsylvania's management. In all later years the work of extension and improve- ment has been carried forward with commendable zeal until the present great system includes, in whole, or in part (including main line, branches and spurs, leased lines and lines operated under con- tract, and trackage rights) ) one hundred and ten lesser lines of road. The main line from Philadelphia to Pittsburg covers a dis- tance of 329.01 miles, yet the total mileage covered by the com- pany's operations covers a distance of 3,757. 14 miles, not including that of the Northern Central, the Cumberland Valley, the Phila- delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore, or any of the railroads con- nected with the Pennsylvania company west of Erie and Pittsburg. Indeed, in considering the details and operations of this great cor- poration. it should be remembered that the figures given in subse- quent paragraphs do not include any of the lines above mentioned or of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, all of which are parts of the greater company's system.
According to the most recent published reports ( 1900-1901), the capitalization of the Pennsylvania railroad is $354,716, 174, classified as follows: Capital stock outstanding, $206, 163,995; funded debt, $83,537,840; other indebtedness, including current liabilities, $65,014,339. The assets aggregate $381,527,836, as follows : Cost of road owned, $78, 186,904 ; equipment. $42,978,- 824; stock and bonds owned, $185.744,304: cash and current assets, $45.827, 103; other assets, $28.760,701. Says the report : "The significant features of the table of assets as reported by this company are that they exhibit the wonderful magnitude of the
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corporation from a financial standpoint, as when placed in com- parison with the figures showing the assets of the company twenty- five years ago they clearly indicate its steady financial growth, and that expansion through leasing, purchase, mergers and consolida- tion has played no small part in its operations. The ownership of $184,000,000 of stocks and bonds of other corporations, this amount being more than double the cost of road owned, is unques- tionable evidence of the expansion tendencies of the Pennsylvania Railroad company."
In its operation as a common carrier the company employs 2, 14I locomotives, 1,935 passenger cars, 95,724 freight cars, and 5,080 devoted to its own purposes ; total, 102,739 cars. The num- ber of persons employed during the year was 72,193, to whom wages were paid aggregating $41,856,462. The road carried dur- ing the year 82.798,063 tons of freight, of which 4,931,503 tons were the products of agriculture, 1,796,135 the products of ani- mals, 54,566 the products of the mines, 3,980,231 the products of the forests, 15,307,293 the products of manufactories, 447,93I tons of merchandise and 1,778,063 tons of miscellaneous ship-
ments; total freight revenue for the year, $70,508,266. The rev- enue from passenger service amounted to $24,025,589, and from other earnings, except freight, $1,352,329; total earnings from operation, $95,886, 184; total income from all sources, $101,673,- 457. There was paid during the year $12,081,154 for main- tenance of way and structure; $14,425,808 for maintenance of equipment ; $33,403,719 for expenses of transportation ; $2,203,- 45 I for general expenses, and $28,742,003 for expenses of opera- tion ; grand total of expenses for the year, $90,856,135. Divi- dends paid stockholders amounted to $9,089,078, and $1.728,244 was carried to the credit of the surplus account.
The Pennsylvania Company is under the same general manage- ment as the Pennsylvania Railroad company, a part of the same system, yet maintains a separate corporate existence and keeps a separate account of business. It is in control of all the lines of the
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general system west of Pittsburg, except that of the P., C., C. & St. L., which also is a part of the greater system. The Pennsyl- vania Company in its present character was organized under the laws of this State, April 1, 1871, and is a consolidation of thirty distinct lines of road. It has a capitalization of $70,255,482, and assets aggregating $76,861,148. The number of miles operated is 1,395.62, of which only 278.47 miles are in this State. The company employs in its service 533 locomotives, 489 passenger cars, 44,983 freight cars, and 378 cars in maintaining its roads. ' It employs 18,484 persons, to whom there was paid during the current year $10,344,177. The receipts from passenger service amounted to $5,849,469, from freight service $19,433,893, and from other sources, $336,981; total revenues from all sources, $28,784,070. During the same period there was paid for operat- ing expenses $17,089,541, and for other expenses $9,400,327.
The Northern Central Railroad Company belongs to the Penn- sylvania system and dates its organization from 1854. having been incorporated in Maryland March 10 and in this State May 3 of that year. The company operates 381.06 miles of road, of which 230.74 miles are within this State.
The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company, now operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad company, and one of its most im- portant auxiliary branches, was incorporated April 3, 1837, under the name of Sunbury and Erie Railroad company. On January I, 1862, before the road was fully completed, it was leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company, although operating as an independent corporation, is a part of the great Pennsylvania system. The company is the result of several consolidations and mergers, and controls the business which previously was carried on by more than twenty separate corporations. The consolidation was effected June 10, 1890, and the present operating company is chartered under the laws of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Of a total mileage of
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1,407.36 operated by that company only 70.72 miles are within this State. The capitalization is $101,661,038.
Among the other principal railroads in operation within this State (some of which are and others are not incorporated under Pennsylvania laws, but each of which is what is usually termed a trunk line road) there may be mentioned the Baltimore and Ohio, the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western (now known as the Lackawanna ), the Erie, the Lake Shore and Michigan South- ern, the New York Central and Hudson River, the New York, Chicago and St. Louis, the New York, Ontario and Western, and the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore. As factors in the commercial history of the State each of these carrying roads has for years played an important part, and as such is deserving of mention in these pages. However, it is impossible in a chapter of limited scope to enter into a detailed history of all the railroads within a State as large as this, wherefore in the present connection there will be given only the names of existing companies, with dates of incorporation or organization under their present charac- ter and management.
The appended list, for convenience, is alphabetically arranged, and is compiled largely from data obtained from the last pub- lished report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs. The list shows the name of the company, date of incorporation or organization, miles of road, and name of operating company :
Allegheny Junction, org. Oct. 19, 1898; I mile. Allegheny and South Side, Sept. 20, 1892; 5 miles. Allegheny Terminal, July 28, 1889; 12 m .; op. by B., R. & P. Allegheny Valley, Feb. 12, 1852; 260.51 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Allegheny and Western, Jan. 22, 1898; 59.57 m .; op. by B., R. & P.
Allentown, Apr. 19, 1853; 4.45 m .; op. by P. & R.
Allentown Terminal, Aug. 17, 1888; 4.63 m .; op. by C. R. R. of N. J. Altoona and Beech Creek, Apr. 17, 1897; 15 m .; op. by J., E. & E. Arnot and Pine Creek, Jan. 12, 1881 ; 11.83 m .; op. by Erie Co.
Bald Eagle Valley, Mar. 25, 1861 ; 92.63 m .; op. by P. R. R.
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Baltimore and Cumb. Valley, Aug. 19, 1878; 4.55 m .; op. by W. M. Co. Baltimore and Cumb. Valley Extension, June 25, 1880 ; 26.52 m .; W. M. Co. Baltimore and Harrisburg, Sept. 20, 1886; 97.60 m.
Baltimore and Harrisburg, E. Ex., Nov. 29, 1890; 16.60 m. ; op. by W. M. Co. Baltimore and Harrisburg, W. Ex., Apr. 30, 1888; 15 m. ; op. by W. M. Co. Baltimore and Ohio, Feb. 28, 1827; 3,216.26 m .; 381.50 m. in Penna. Baltimore and Philadelphia, Feb. 17, 1883; 59.32 m .; op. by B. & O.
Bangor and Portland, May 19, 1879; 51.61 m.
Barclay; June, 1862; 15.65 m. Bare Rock, Oct. 19, 1892; 2.50 m.
Beaver and Ellwood, May 20, 1890; 7.51 m .; op. by P. & L. E.
Beech Creek, June 29, 1886; 160.26 m .; op. by N. Y. Cent.
Bedford and Bridgeport, Apr. 29, 1891 ; 49.17 m .; op. by P. R. R. Bellefonte Central, Jan. 12, 1892; 26.70 m.
Belvidere Delaware, Mar. 2, 1836; 81 m .; op. by P. R. R. Berlin, July 19, 1879; 8 m .; op. by B. & O.
Berlin Branch, Mar. 26, 1876; 7 m. Bessemer and Lake Erie, Dec. 31, 1900. (See P., B. & L. E.) Big Level and Kinzua, Aug. 27, 1881 ; 10.70 m .; op. by B., B. & K. Bloomsburg and Sullivan, Dec. 31, 1883 ; 30 m.
Bradford, Bordell and Kinzua, April 1, 1892; 48.08 m. Bradford and Western Penna., July 27, 1891 ; 8.18 m.
Brockport and Shawmut, July 31, 1886; 2.10 m .; op. by Erie R. R. Brownstone and Middletown, Feb. 8, 1892; 2.50 m.
Brookville, June 10, 1896; 13 m.
Buf., Bradford and Pittsburg, Mar. 4, 1859; 26.17 m .; op. by Erie R. R. Buf., Rochester and Pittsburg, Mar. II, 1887; 472.08 m. Buf. and Susq., org. not given; 172.22 m. Bustleton, Dec. 27, 1890; 4.16 m .; op. by P. R. R. Cambria and Clearfield, Jan. 13, 1887; 102.66 m .; op. by P. R. R. Cammal and Black Forest, Mar. 14, 1894; 28.10 m. Catasauqua and Foglesville, Apr. 5, 1853 ; 29.50 m.
Catawissa, Mar. 21, 1860; 96.50 m .; op. by P. & R. Central Penn, and Western, Mar. 1, 1893; 31 m. Central of New Jersey, Feb. 26, 1847; 694.98 m .; 266.94 m. in Penna. Central of Penna., Sept. 11, 1891 ; 32.60 m. Central Trunk, Apr. II, 1868; 5.26 m .; op. by L. S. & M. S. Chartiers Ry., Jan. 2, 1867; 23.48 m .; op. by P., C., C. & St. L. Chester Creek, Apr. 16, 1866; 6.69 m .; op. by P. & B. Central. Chester and Del. River, Oct. 9, 1871 ; 5.35 m.
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Chestnut Hill, Apr. 10, 1848; 4 m .; op. by P. & R.
Clarion River Ry., Dec. 17, 1889; 12 m .; op. by P., S. & N.
Clearfield and Mahoning, May 30, 1892; 25.87 m .; op. by B., R. & P. Clearfield Southern, July 6, 1898; 7 m.
Cleveland and Pittsburg, March, 1836; 201.41 m .; op. by Penna. Co. Colebrookdale, Mar. 23, 1865; 12.84 m .; op. by P. & R.
Columbia and Pt. Deposit, July 17, 1890; 43.21 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Confluence and Oakland, Apr. 2, 1890; 19.70 m .; op. by B. & O. Connecting Ry., Apr. 14, 1863 ; 6.75 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Cornwall, May 25, 1850; 12.67 m.
Cornwall and Lebanon, Feb. 28, 1882; 24.89 m.
Coudersport and Pt. Allegheny, May 18, 1882; 45 m.
Cresson and Irvona, June 30, 1894 ; 29.54 m. ; op. by P. R. R.
Cumberland Valley, June 27, 1835 ; 162.85 m.
Cumberland Valley and W'boro, June 7, 1901 ; 17.90 m. ; op. by Cumb. Val. Delaware and Hudson, Apr. 23, 1823 ; 660.83 m.
Del., Lack. and Western, Mar. II, 1853; 798.14 m .; 206.92 in Penna. Delaware River R. R. and Br. Co., Mar. 17, 1896; 10.27 m .; op. by P. R. R. Del., Susq. and Schuylkill, Apr. 14, 1890; 180.95 m.
Dillsburg and Mechanicsburg, Nov. 1, 1871 ; 7.70 m .; op. by Cumb. Val. Downingtown and Lancaster, July 30, 1888; 37.58 m .; op. by P. R. R. Dunkirk, Alle. Val. and Pittsburg, Dec. 11, 1872; 90.60; op. by N. Y. Cent. Eagles' Mere, Sept. 11, 1891 ; 8 m .; op. by Williamsport & N. Br. East Broad Top, July 3, 1871 ; 44.62 m.
East Mahanoy, Mar. 9, 1856; 10.95 m. ; op. by P. & R.
East Pennsylvania, Apr. 27, 1857: 35.38 m. ; op. by P. & R.
Easton and Northern, Mar. 28, 1889; 12.78 m .; op. by B. & Portland.
Ebensburg and Black Lick, Apr. 4, 1868; 20.88 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Eddystone and Del. River, June 12, 1899; 1.50 m. Elk and Highlands, Apr. 4, 1898; 15.32 m.
Ellwood Connecting, Apr. 11, 1892; . 68 m .; op. by P. & L. E.
Ellwood Short Line, Apr. 25, 1890; 3.10 m .; op. by P. & W. Elmira and Williamsport, Apr. 17, 1860; 75.50 m .; op. by N. C. Ry. Emporium and Rich Valley, Feb. 16, 1891 ; 13.50 m. Engleside, Sept. 22, 1892; 0.17 m .; op. by P. R. R. Erie, reorg. Nov. 14, 1895; 1,886.17 m .; 503.62 in Penna.
Erie and Pittsburg, June 25, 1858; 84.47 m .; op. by Penna Co. Erie and Wyoming Valley, Nov. 6, 1882 ; 78.24 m. Etna and Montrose, May 6, 1896; 2 m.
Fair Hill, June 13, 1892; 0.78 m .; op. by P. R. R.
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Charles Stewart
Entered the navy as lieutenant 1798; promoted to captain 1806; active in the War of 1812; commanded the Mediterranean squadron 1816- 1820, and the Pacific squadron 1820-1824; re- tired as senior commodore . 1856; flag officer 1860; commissioned rear-admiral 1862
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Fairmount, Morgantown and P'b'g, Aug. 10, 1893; 57.60 m. ; op. by B. & O.
Fall Brook, July 1, 1892; 101.34 m .; op. by N. Y. Cent.
Fayette County, Mar. 17, 1858; 12.66 m .; op. by B. & O. Gettysburg and Harrisburg, July 16, 1891 ; 34.07 m.
Glenwood, July 20, 1896; 2.05 m .; op. by B. & O. Hanover and Newport, Mar. 14, 1894; 6.81 m.
Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and Lanc., June 3, 1834 ; 52.64 m. ; P. R. R.
Hunter's Run and Slate Belt, Jan. 8, 1891 ; 13.50 m.
Huntingdon and Broad Top Mt., May 6, 1852; 64.10 m.
Ironton, March 5, 1859; 10 m.
Jamestown and Franklin, Apr. 5, 1862; 50.91 m .; op. by L. S. & M. S. Jefferson, Feb. 15, 1864; 44.69 m .; op. by Erie Co.
Johnsonburg, March 14, 1887; 19.69 m .; op. by Penna. Co.
Johnsonburg and Bradford, Nov. 15, 1887; 19.60 m .; op. by B., R. & P. Johnstown and Stony Creek, Jan. 19, 1888; 2.44 m.
Junction, May 28, 1860; 3.62 m .; op. by P., W. & B.
Kane and Elk, Sept. 4, 1895; 10 m.
Keating and Smethport, Aug. 21, 1899; 0.50 m.
Kensington and Tacony, Mar. 25, 1884; 6.90 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Kersey, March 13, 1900; 9.56 m .; op. by P., S. & N.
Kinzua Hemlock, June 12, 1890; 9 m .; op. by Mt. J., K. & R.
Kinzua and Tiona, June 21, 1897 ; 9 m.
Kinzua Valley, Mar. 30, 1889; 10 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Kishacoquillas Valley, June 14, 1892 ; 9.50 m.
Kushequa, May 3, 1898; 12.61 m .; op. by Mt. J., K. & R.
Lackawanna and Montrose, Sept. 30, 1898; 10.48 m.
Lake Shore and Mich. Southern, June 24, 1869; 1,411.16 m .; 102.49 in Pa. Lancaster, Oxford and Southern, Sept. 3, 1890; 20 m.
Lanc. and Reading Narrow Gauge, Sept. 25, 1894; 15.21 m .; op. by P. R. R. Leetonia Ry., Mar. 7, 1899; 13.78 m.
Lehigh and Lackawanna, May 1, 1861 ; 25.39 m .; op. by C. R. R. of N. J. Lehigh and New England, Apr. 2, 1895 ; 64.50 m.
Lehigh and Susq., org. 1837; 163.76 m .; op. by C. R. R. of N. J. Lehigh Valley, Sept. 20, 1847; 1,387.38 m.
Lewisburg and Buf. Val., May 10, 1897; 15 m.
Lewisburg and Tyrone, Dec. 31, 1879; 85.12 m .; op. by P. R. R. Ligonier Valley, Apr. 29, 1871 ; II m. Little Schuyl. Nav., R. & Coal Co., Oct. 15, 1829; 45.20 m .; op. by P. & R. Loyalsock, Dec. 3, 1884; 35.28 m .; op. by L. Val. Lykens Valley, org. about 1830-33; 19.70 m .; op. by N. Centr.
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Mckeesport Connecting, Mar. 20, 1889; 0.58 m. Mckeesport Terminal, July 20, 1896; 0.56 m. Mahoning State Line, Aug. 10, 1891 ; 3.16 m .; op. by P. & L. E. Mahoning Valley, Oct. 14, 1890; 1.89 m .; op. by B., R. & P. Maryland and Pennsylvania, Feb. 14, 1901 ; 85.20 m. Mead Run, Apr. 30, 1897; 10.II m .; op. by Mt. J., K. & R. Meadville Con. L. and Linesville, June 27, 1891 ; 23.90 m. ; op. by Bes. & L. E. Medix Run, Feb. 7, 1895 ; 8.50 m.
Middletown and Hummelstown, July 31, 1888; 6.35 m.
Mill Cr. and Mine Hill Nav. and R. R., Feb. 27, 1828; 3.81 m .; op. by P. & R.
Millersburg, Sept. 13, 1899; 1.39 m .; op. by P. & N. W.
Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven, Mar. 24, 1828; 51.80 m .; op. by P. & R. Mohnsville and Adamstown, May 29, 1894; 8 m.
Moosic Mt. and Carbondale, Feb. 15, 1887; 4.21 m .; op. by Erie Co.
Monongahela Con., Mar. 31, 1885 ; 5.26 m.
Monongahela and Washn., July 20, 1899; 11.06 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Mont Alto, Nov. 14, 1871 ; 17.90 m .; op. by Cumb. V.
Montour, Sept., 1877; 13 m.
Montrose, Apr. 30, 1871; 27.32 m .; op. by L. Val.
Mt. Carbon and Pt. Carbon, July 16, 1842; 2.50 m .; op. by P. & R.
Mt. Carmel and Natalie, Mar., 1891; 7.50 m .; op. by P. & R.
Mt. Jewett, Kinzua and Ritterville, Apr. 27, 1889; 47.86 m.
Mt. Penn Gravity, Apr. 26, 1889; 8 m.
Mt. Pleasant and Bradford, May 16, 1870; 9.70 m .; op. by B. & O.
Mt. Pleasant and Latrobe, Aug. 20, 1881; 1.06 m.
Nesquehoning Valley, May 14, 1861 ; 16.66 m .; op. by C. R. R. of N. J. Neversink Mountain, Feb. 5, 1889; 8 m.
New Castle and Beaver Valley, Mar. 29, 1862; 14.98 m .; op. by Penna. Co. New Castle and Butler, Sept., 1881 ; 2.50 m.
New Haven and Dunbar, Nov. 22, 1892; 5.25 m.
Newport and Sherman's Valley, July 30, 1890; 30.67 m.
N. Y. Centr. and Hudson R., consol. Nov. 1, 1869; 2,963.14 m .; 408.29 in Pa. N. Y., Chicago and St. Louis, Sept. 27, 1887; 538 m .; 45.43 m. in Penna.
N. Y., Lack. and Western, Nov. 23, 1880; 6.38 m .; op. by D., L. & W.
N. Y., Lake Erie and Western, Jan. 28, 1881 ; 48.54 in .; op. by Erie Co. N. Y., Ontario and Western, Jan. 21, 1880; 480.46 m.
N. Y. and Pennsylvania, June 22, 1896 ; 51.70 m.
N. Y., Susq. & Western, Apr. 25, 1893; 151.14 m.
Nittany Valley, Mar. 15, 1887; 7.62 m. North Bend and Kettle Creek, Apr. 24, 1893; 32.30 m1.
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Northern Central, Dec. 9, 1854; 381.06 m.
North East Pennsylvania, Dec. 4, 1870; 25.64 m.
Northern Liberties Ry., Aug. 7, 1896; 0.67 m.
North Pennsylvania, Apr. 8, 1852; 86.40 m. ; op. by P. & R.
Norristown Junction, Nov. 8, 1879; 0.37 m. ; op. by P. & R.
Nypano, Mar. 16, 1896; 430.31 m .; op. by Erie Co.
Ohio and Baltimore Short Line, May 10, 1881 ; 9.30 m .; op. by B. & O.
Ohio Connecting Ry., Nov. 22, 1886; 3.27 m .; op. by P., C., C. & St. L.
Ohio River Junction, Jan. 18, 1898; 3.40 m.
Ont., Carbondale and Scranton, Oct. 3, 1889; 54.05 m.
Pennsylvania, Apr. 13, 1846; 3,757.14 m.
Pennsylvania Co., Apr. 1, 1871; 1,395.62 m.
Penn. and N. Y. Canal and R. R., May 15, 1858, and Mar. 20, 1865; 138.66 m .; op. by L. Valley.
Penn. and Northwestern, Jan. 1, 1890; 77.22 m.
People's Railway, May 24, 1865; 4.40 p. m .; op. by Schuyl. Elec. Ry. and Schuyl. and L. V. R. R.
Perkiomen, Mar. 23, 1865; 38.33 m.
Perry County, Feb. 4, 1887; 22.60 m.
Phila. and Baltimore Central, Mar. 17, 1853; 80.37 m .; op. by P., W. & B.
Philadelphia Belt Line, May 10, 1889; 5.80 m.
Phila., Bustleton and Trenton, May 1, 1893; 3.55 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Phila. and Chester Valley, Mar. 7, 1888; 21.49 m.
Phila. and Delaware County, Apr. 2, 1880; 11.89 m .; op. by P., W. & B. Phila. and Erie, Apr. 3, 1837; 304.80 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Phila. and Frankford, Mar. 12, 1892; 2.59 m .; op. by P. & R.
Phila., Germ't'n and Chestnut Hill, Dec. 28, 1882; 13.87 m .; op. by P. R. R. Phila., Germ't'n and Norristown, Feb. 17, 1831; 20.60 m .; op. by P. & R. Phila., Harrisb'g and Pittsburg, July 24, 1890; 47.17 m .; op. by P. & R. Phila., Newtown and New York, Jan. 29, 1873; 21.70 m.
Phila. and Reading, Nov. 17, 1896; 1,002.90 m.
Phila. and Reading Terminal, Apr. 13, 1888; 1.30 m .; op. by P. & R. Phila. and Trenton, June 9, 1832; 26.50 m .; op. by P. R. R. Phila., Wilmington and Baltimore, Apr. 2, 1831 ; 720.99 m.
Pickering Valley, Apr. 3, 1869; 11.21 m .; op. by P. & R. Pine Creek, Feb. 17, 1870; 74.80 m .; op. by N. Y. Centr.
Pittsburg, Allegheny and McKee's Rocks, Sept. 25, 1889; 14.30 111. Pittsburg and Allegheny River, Dec. 19, 1898; 2 m. Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie, Dec. 22, 1896; 228.74 m. Pittsburg and Castle Shannon, Sept. 21, 1871 ; 6.50 m.
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Pittsburg, Chartiers and Youghiogheny, Oct., 1881; 19.74 m.
Pittsburg, Cin., Chi. and St. Louis, June 10, 1890; 1,407.36 m.
Pittsburg and Connellsville, June 1I, 1846; 148.80 m .; op. by B. & O. Pittsburg and Eastern, Jan. 3, 1895; 13.46 m .; op. by N. Y. Centr. Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago, Feb. 26, 1862; 469.89 m .; op. by P. R. R. Pittsburg, Johnstown, Ebensburg and Eastern, Oct. 2, 1897; 35.31 m.
Pittsburg Junction, Aug. 6, 1881 ; 6.92 m.
Pittsburg and Lake Erie, May 11, 1875; 180.79 m.
Pittsburg, Lisbon and Western, Apr. 16, 1896; 28 m.
Pittsburg, Mckeesport and Youghiogheny, Aug. 4, 1881 ; 103.41 m .; op. by P. & L. E.
Pittsburg and Moon Run, Feb. 10, 1891 ; 5 m.
Pittsburg and Northern, May, 1881 ; 3.30 m.
Pittsburg and Ohio Valley, Dec. 5, 1899; 13.18 m.
Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern, Aug. 1, 1899; 162.40 m.
Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston, Oct. 14, 1868: 90.69 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Pittsburg and Western, June 28, 1887; 350.68 m.
Pittsburg, Youngstown and Ashtabula, Aug. 17, 1887; 125.09 m .; op. by Penna. Co.
Plymouth, Dec. 9, 1867 ; 8.90 m .; op. by P. & R.
Pomeroy and Newark, Dec. 29, 1881 ; 26.70 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Quakertown and Eastern, July 6, 1896; 13.30 m.
Reading and Columbia, May 19, 1857; 59.73 111.
Reading, Marietta and Hanover, Feb. 22, 1882; 6.36 m .; op. by R. & Col. Reynoldsville and Falls Creek, Jan. 11, 1897; 21 m.
Ridgeway and Clearfield, Apr. 20, 1882; 27.33 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Riverfront, May 5, 1876; 4.62 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Roch., Beaver F., and Western, Mar. 27, 1889: 0.55 m .; op. by Penna. Co.
Rupert and Bloomsburg, Dec. 31, 1888; 1.57 m.
Salisbury, May 8, 1875; 16 m .; op. by B. & O.
Scalp Level., Feb. 20, 1897; 24.69 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Schuylkill and Juniata, June 1, 1900; 289.93 m .; op. by P. R. R. Schuylkill and Lehigh, June 7, 1880; 43.98 m .; op. by P. & R.
Schuylkill and Lehigh Val., Oct. 9, 1886; 41.68 m .; op. by L. Val.
Schuylkill River, East Side, July 14, 1883; 1I m .; op. by B. & O. Schuylkill Val. Nav. and R. R., Mar. 20, 1827; 10.96 m .; op. by P. & R. Scottdale Con., Sept. 16, 1897; I m.
Scranton and Spring Brook, July 3, 1897; 9 m.
Shamokin, Sunbury and Lewisburg, Feb. 12, 1882; 31.29 m. ; op. by P. & R. Shamokin Valley and Pottsville, Mar. 25, 1858; 38.42 m .; op. by N. Centr.
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Sharon Railway, July 16, 1873; 33.07 111.
Shenango Valley, May 3, 1886; 1.95 m .; op. by L. S. & M. S. Sharpsville, Mar. 6, 1876; 17.75 m. Sheffield and Tionesta, June 1, 1901 ; 34 111. Slackwater Con., June 30, 1892; I m .; op. by Union R. R.
Slate Run, Dec. 9, 1884; 15 m.
Smethport, Mar. 6, 1899; 8.17 m .; op. by Mt. J., K. & R.
Smithfield and Masontown, July 18, 1899; 7.91 m .; op. by B. & O. Somerset and Cambria, Jan. 27, 1879; 45.10 m .; op. by B. & O.
South Branch, May 7, 1897; 8 m.
South Chester, June 22, 1891 ; 3.76 m .; op. by P., W. & B.
South Easton and Phillipsburg, July 25, 1889; 0.33 m .; op. by L. & H.
South Fork, July 2, 1890; 12.17 m .; op. by P. R. R. Southern Pennsylvania, Feb. 1, 1873 ; 21.40 m .; op. by Cumb. Val. South Shore, Sept. 14, 1892 ; 4.85 m.
South West Con., May 20, 1897; 2.50 m.
South West Penna, Mar. 16, 1871; 129.99 m .; op. by P. R. R.
State Line and Sullivan, Dec. 2, 1874; 24 m .; op. by L. Val. Stewart, Sept. 9, 1887; 0.32 m .; op. by L. S. & M. S.
Stewartstown, Sept., 1884; 7.20 m.
Stony Creek, May 26, 1868; 10.07 m.
Susquehanna and Buffalo, Sept. 22, 1891 ; 2.50 m.
Susquehanna Con., Dec. 14, 1896; 21.39 m .; op. by W. B. & E.
Tamaqua, Hazelton and Northern, May 18, 1891 ; 9.91 m.
Tioga, org. 1851 ; 46.39 m .; op. by Erie Co.
Tionesta Valley, Aug. 3, 1894; 74.30 m. Tionesta Valley and Hickory, Mar. 26, 1892; 5 m.
Tionesta Valley and Salmon Cr., May 12, 1893 ; 6 m.
Trenton Cut Off, Dec. 3, 1889; 15.70 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Trenton Delaware Bridge, Mar. 3, 1798; 0.19 m .; op. by P. R. R.
Tresckow, May 26, 1870; 7.60 m .; op. by C. R. R. of N. J. Tuscarora Valley, April, 1891 ; 27 m.
Tyrone and Clearfield, Apr. 1, 1867; 136.08 m .; op. by P. R. R. Union, July 2, 1894; 24.91 m.
Ursina and North Fork, Feb., 1882; 5 m.
Valley Connecting, July 28, 1898; 0.86 m. Washington and Franklin, July 10, 1899; 19.10 m .; op. by W. Md. Washington Run, Apr. 25, 1895; 8 m. Waynesburg and Washington, May 18, 1875; 28.15 m. West Chester, Feb. 18, 1831 ; 5.22 m .; op. by P. R. R.
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