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Philadelphia And Erie Railroad Main Line
The main line of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad is a partially-abandoned railroad line in the state of Pennsylvania. It was constructed between 1852 and 1864 by the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, also known as the Sunbury and Eastern Railroad. At its fullest extent, it ran approximately from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The line became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Following the Penn Central bankruptcy the line was split. Today, the western end belongs to the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, while the eastern end is part of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Buffalo Line. History Construction The Sunbury and Erie Railroad was incorporated on April 3, 1837. Construction was delayed by the Panic of 1837, and construction did not begin until 1851. Successive chief engineers identified two routes: a more southerly route via DuBois and Franklin, or a northerly route via Warren. The latter possessed steeper grades, but was more favorable to the land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia And Erie Railroad
The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania between 1861 and 1907. It was subsequently merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). History The Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company (also known as the Erie and Sunbury Railroad) was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1837, to build a rail line connecting towns between Sunbury and Erie, Pennsylvania. Due to financial problems, the company did not begin construction until the state passed enabling legislation, which including reducing tax assessments, in 1852. By December 1854, of track were completed between Milton (a junction with the Catawissa Railroad) and Williamsport. The line reached Sunbury in 1855, a total of . The company continued to experience financial problems, exacerbated by the Panic of 1857. The tracks reached Lock Haven in 1859. To speed completion of the line, the Sunbury & Erie also started building towards the southeast from Erie. That porti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Central
The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals, the Pennsylvania, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, each of which were united by large-scale service into the New York metropolitan area and to a lesser extent New England and Chicago. The new company failed barely two years after formation, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at the time. Penn Central's railroad assets were nationalized into Conrail along with those of other bankrupt northeastern railroads; its real estate and insurance holdings successfully reorganized into American Premier Underwriters. History Pre-merger The Penn Central railroad system developed in response to challenges facing northeastern American railroads during the late 1960s. While railroads elsewhere in North America drew revenues from long-distance shipment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren And Irvine Railroad
The Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren and Irvine Railroad was a railroad company in Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1982 to operate part of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line which Conrail would have otherwise abandoned. The company ceased operations in 1985 with the creation of the Allegheny Railroad. History In 1981, Conrail proposed abandoning the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line between Erie, Pennsylvania, and St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Three shippers who would be affected by the abandonment–Struthers Wells Company in Warren, National Forge in Irvine, and Warren Car Company in Starbrick–formed a new company, the Irvine, Warren, Kane and Johnsonburg Railroad, to acquire two line segments from Conrail: Irvine to Warren and Kane to Johnsonburg. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation already owned the segment between Warren and Kane. To operate the line, the owners contracted with Sloan Cornell, who also owned the Knox and Kane Railroad. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gettysburg Railroad (1976–1996)
The Gettysburg Railroad was a short-line heritage railroad that operated in Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1996. The 23.4 mi (37.7 km) line ran from Gettysburg to Mount Holly Springs. The railroad shipped freight for local companies and interchanged with CSX Transportation in Gettysburg and Conrail at Carlisle Junction in Mount Holly Springs. It also operated a tourist railroad under a subsidiary, Gettysburg Passenger Services. History The railroad was built in the late 19th century and opened in 1891 as the Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railway. The line was later leased to the Reading Railroad and operated as the "Gettysburg Branch." Following the Reading's bankruptcy in 1971, it sold portions of its assets to the new-formed Conrail in 1976, however the Gettysburg branch was not included in the transfer. The branch was acquired by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which then sold the line to a new company, the Blairsville & Indiana Railroad, in 1976. The lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloan Cornell
Sloan may refer to: *Sloan (surname) *MIT Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States *Sloan (band), a Canadian rock band *Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a major astronomical survey **Sloan Great Wall, a galactic filament discovered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey *Sloan Fellowship, a research grant to young scientists and scholars *Sloan Research Fellowship, a mid-career master's degree program in general management *Sloan Valve Company, a manufacturer of plumbing systems *''Urania sloanus'' or Sloan's urania, a species of moth *Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a large philanthropic organization Places * Sloan, Indiana, an extinct town in Warren County * Sloan, Iowa, a city in Woodbury County * Sloan, Nevada, an unincorporated community in Clark County * Sloan, New York, a village in Erie County * Sloan, Texas, an unincorporated community in San Saba County * Sloan Creek (other) * Sloan Lake (Minnesota), a lake in Minnesota * Mount Sloa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine, Warren, Kane And Johnsonburg Railroad
The Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren and Irvine Railroad was a railroad company in Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1982 to operate part of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line which Conrail would have otherwise abandoned. The company ceased operations in 1985 with the creation of the Allegheny Railroad. History In 1981, Conrail proposed abandoning the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line between Erie, Pennsylvania, and St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Three shippers who would be affected by the abandonment–Struthers Wells Company in Warren, National Forge in Irvine, and Warren Car Company in Starbrick–formed a new company, the Irvine, Warren, Kane and Johnsonburg Railroad, to acquire two line segments from Conrail: Irvine to Warren and Kane to Johnsonburg. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation already owned the segment between Warren and Kane. To operate the line, the owners contracted with Sloan Cornell, who also owned the Knox and Kane Railroad. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starbrick, Pennsylvania
Starbrick is a census-designated place located in Conewango Township, Warren County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the famous U.S. Route 6, just to the west of the city of Warren Warren most commonly refers to: * Warren (burrow), a network dug by rabbits * Warren (name), a given name and a surname, including lists of persons so named Warren may also refer to: Places Australia * Warren (biogeographic region) * War .... As of the 2010 censushttps://www.census.gov/# the population was 522 residents. References Census-designated places in Warren County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania {{WarrenCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine, Pennsylvania
Irvine is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near the junction of U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 62, west of Warren. Irvine has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ... with ZIP code 16329. References Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{WarrenCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kane Republican
Kane is a borough in McKean County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, east by southeast of Erie. It was founded in 1864 by Civil War General Thomas L. Kane of the famous Bucktail Regiment at an elevated site 2210 feet (674 m) above sea level. In the early part of the 20th century, Kane had large glass works, bottle works, lumber mills, and manufactures of brush handles, saws, cutlery, screen doors and windows. The population peaked in the 1920s but has since declined to 3,612 people in 2020. It is the home of the Kane Area School District, and they are known as the Kane Wolves. Famous residents of Kane include Chuck Daly, two-time NBA Champion and 1992 Olympic gold medalist coach; Amy Rudolph, an Olympic distance runner and qualifier in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Games; composer Maryanne Amacher; and Evan O'Neill Kane, a surgeon known for removing his own appendix and repairing his own hernia under local anesthetic. Geography Kane is located at (41.661712, -78.810328). A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, Michael B. Carroll. PennDOT supports nearly of state roads and highways, about 25,400 bridges, and new roadway construction with the exception of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Other modes of transportation supervised or supported by PennDOT include aviation, Railroad, rail traffic, mass transit, intrastate highway shipping traffic, motor vehicle safety and licensing, and Driver's license, driver licensing. PennDOT supports the Ports of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie. The department's current budget is approximately $3.8 billion in federal and state funds. The state budget is supported by motor vehicle fuel taxes, which are dedicated solely to transportation-related state expenditures. In recent years, PennDOT has focused on interm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Frame
Richard C. "Dick" Frame (July 16, 1926 – February 24, 1977) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1962 to 1977. He is the uncle of John Frame, who is a reformed theologian. Career He served in the military during World War II. He then earned a degree from Yale University and a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law. In 1973, he became Republican Senate Leader, defeating Robert D. Fleming. In 1976, he lost that position to Henry G. Hager. Death He died on February 24, 1977, in a plane crash near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A bridge on Pennsylvania Route 8 is named after him. In 1986 the Pennsylvania General Assembly designated a section of Pennsylvania Route 8 in Venango County Venango County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,454. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1805. The county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
