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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Pittsburgh-railways <pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org> on behalf of Daria Phoebe Brashear via Pittsburgh-railways <pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 20, 2017 11:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edward H. Lybarger<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Western PA Trolley discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [PRCo] South Fork - Portage Railway</font>
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<div class="PlainText">I poked around to see if any of the principals left behind archives that<br>
could be poked at:<br>
Title Trust and Guarantee became the receiver, in 1919. They went away,<br>
themselves, during FDR's "bank holiday".<br>
<br>
O P Thomas, who became manager of the company when it reorg'd to Penn<br>
Central Railway, was apparently a prominent<br>
engineer out of Johnstown, who did mining engineering as well as being the<br>
borough engineer for East Conemaugh.<br>
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Nothing obvious on either count.<br>
<br>
USGS maps were too early. Sanborns, even the 1916 South Fork Sanborns, do<br>
not show the line. I lack ideas of where to look<br>
for other maps detailed enough to show the line other than in the South<br>
Fork borough archives, and that's not so accessible<br>
now that South Fork is a 9 hour drive away. The hill shown in the pics on<br>
the trolley dodger website pretty much have to be Maple Ave, since Railroad<br>
St only had buildings on one side, in town... also I don't think it was<br>
nearly that steep.<br>
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On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2@comcast.net><br>
wrote:<br>
<br>
> This is the greatest quantity of research I've seen on this company.<br>
> Thanks, Daria!<br>
><br>
> Ed<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Pittsburgh-railways [<a href=""></a>mailto:pittsburgh-railways-<br>
> bounces@mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Daria Phoebe Brashear via<br>
> Pittsburgh-railways<br>
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 11:34 AM<br>
> To: Western PA Trolley discussion<br>
> Subject: [PRCo] South Fork - Portage Railway<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://thetrolleydodger.com/tag/south-fork-portage-railway-co/">https://thetrolleydodger.com/tag/south-fork-portage-railway-co/</a><br>
><br>
> I think one of Rohrbeck's books mentions they (as Penn Central) sold car<br>
> #1 because the line had no passing siding. It also mentions the bumping<br>
> block at the edge of South Fork.<br>
><br>
> The 3.5 miles ending in a Portage railroad cut presumably is this one:<br>
> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3758462,-78.7459077,3a,75y">https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3758462,-78.7459077,3a,75y</a>,<br>
> 268h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sRaj3HTi9NkeR_xKXp0oN0g!2e0!<br>
> 6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DRaj3HTi9NkeR_xKXp0oN0g%26output%<br>
> 3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%<br>
> 3D2%26w%3D96%26h%3D64%26yaw%3D268.0924%26pitch%3D0%<br>
> 26thumbfov%3D100!7i3328!8i1664<br>
> and the street they climbed out of South Fork is presumably Maple, given<br>
> they also traversed St James Cemetery (news clipping to follow) but I'd bet<br>
> what killed the line early is not making it to Portage, and given the right<br>
> of way the PRR allowed them, I'd bet the state deciding to not share the<br>
> railroad underpasses on what is now route 53 with the company (and making<br>
> them lift their tracks) is what did it. They built the most expensive part<br>
> of the line first, leaving South Fork. The rest, along right of way the PRR<br>
> nominally allowed them, should have been easy!<br>
><br>
> Text of clippings follows:<br>
><br>
> Altoona Mirror, 24 May 13:<br>
> SOUTH FORK PORTAGE RY. ON PENNSY TRACK<br>
> Valuable concessions. which will hasten the completion of the trolley line<br>
> from this city to Johnstown, have been granted to the South Fork • Portage<br>
> Railway Company by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The concessions have been<br>
> secured by Mr. George Holeman, who is promoting the new railway. The line<br>
> between South Fork and Portage is nearing completion, and cars will be<br>
> operated there before many days, be(sic) those two points. Following is a<br>
> summary of the agreement which has been secured from the Pennsy by Mr.<br>
> Holman : "The exclusive use of the Old Portage and New Portage roadbeds<br>
> between SummerhiII and Gallitzin. The use of the Pennsylvania's own right<br>
> of way and property at six places—through Cassandra borough ; a piece of<br>
> land, east of Cassandra upon the main line right of way at the deep cut.<br>
> between Cassandra and Lilly; a plot of land in Cresson borough, and a plot<br>
> of ground between Cresson and Gallitzin." The right is also granted to<br>
> cross the P. R. R. main line at eight under-grade and five overhead<br>
> crossings. together with the right to cross branch tracks at grade. Mr.<br>
> Holman is to be congratulated upon the successful negotiation of this<br>
> valuable right to the trolley company. He expects to be able to announce<br>
> the date of the opening of the line within the next few weeks.<br>
><br>
> Altoona Times, 27 May 13<br>
> BURY CORPSE ON<br>
> RIGHT OF WAY OF<br>
> S. F.-P. RAILWAY<br>
><br>
> Effort Is Made To Prevent<br>
> Trolley Line From Crossing Cemetery<br>
><br>
> SOUTH FORK, May 26.—In an effort<br>
> to check work of the South Fork•Port-<br>
> age Railway company upon the proper-<br>
> ty of St. James Cemetery Association<br>
> for the reason, it is understood. that the right-of-way has not been paid<br>
> for, in- terested persons are alleged to have disinterred a body from the<br>
> burial ground near Summerhill last evening and buried it again just in<br>
> front of the steam shovel used in constructing the trolley line. This was<br>
> not accomplished however, until two foreigners, laborers for the trolley<br>
> company, lead been ar- rested for trespass.<br>
> About 9 o'clock last evening people<br>
> who are protesting against the progress<br>
> of the traction line over cemetery prop- erty before legal matters are<br>
> adjusted went to the right-of-way and dug a grave in front of the steam<br>
> shovel. They then went to that section of the burial ground known as the<br>
> "potters' field," it is said, and disinterred the body of an unknown man,<br>
> killed on the Pennsylva- nia Railroad tracks several months ago.<br>
> Before they removed the body to the<br>
> prepared grave, officials of the traction company learned of the move, and<br>
> sent two foreigners to the shovel to till the grave. This was done, large<br>
> stones be- ing dropped into the hole. Undaunted, however, the other party<br>
> dug a new grave close to the shovel and placed the body in it, it is said.<br>
> The two foreigners were then arrest-<br>
> ed on charges of trespass. The body<br>
> was placed close to the winding road-<br>
> way that leads from the township<br>
> highway up through the cemetery.<br>
> Attorney Arthur C. Simler, an official<br>
> of the South Fork - Portage line,<br>
> said today that permission to construct<br>
> the line hail been given by Bishop Eugene A. Garvey, pending the granting<br>
> of a petition by the court.<br>
> "The title to all church property in<br>
> the diocese is vested in the Bishop."<br>
> said Mr. Simler. He was willing that<br>
> we build the line through the St.James<br>
> cemetery. as the tracks are beside the<br>
> township road, on a strip separated<br>
> from the cemetery proper by a fence. '<br>
> We have the option on the property,<br>
><br>
> but can't close up the right-of-way<br>
> til we get an order from the Court for<br>
> the transfer. Our petition for that<br>
> must be presented during a session of<br>
> a court. and it it will be presented<br>
> the first Monday in June. Pending the granting Monday in June. Pending<br>
> the granting of the order Bishop Garvey indicated his willingness that we<br>
> proceed with the grading."<br>
> The body will not be moved, at least<br>
> not for a short time, said Mr. Simler.<br>
> The steam shovel will be moved to the<br>
> other end of the cemetery strip, from<br>
> where work will be done toward the<br>
> grave. Squire Schofield has not given<br>
> the two foreigners a hearing, as an at- tempt is being made to settle<br>
> the case.<br>
> Thomas McGuire. who made the in-<br>
> formations against the foreigners,<br>
> could not be reached today. and an ef-<br>
> fort to communicate with Father<br>
> Quinn. pastor of St James Church this<br>
> afternoon elicited the information that he was at the cemetery.<br>
> The body that was placed in the right<br>
> of-way was never identified, it is said.<br>
> The man was thought to have been<br>
> from Sharon. He was killed near South Fork<br>
> (unintelligible) a freight train.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Harrisburg Telegraph, 17 Aug 15:<br>
> Cunningham Insists<br>
><br>
> on Public Utilities Co.<br>
><br>
> Complying With Law<br>
><br>
> Highway Commissioner Cunningham and Chief Engineer Uhler served notice<br>
> to-day by a ruling that public utilities corporations must conform with the<br>
> law when dealing with the State Highway Department. The South Fork..Portage<br>
> Railway Company, in Cambria county, has been endeavoring for some time past<br>
> to secure right of way along a State highway route. Permission to pass<br>
> beneath a subway, now occupied by the State highway, had been denied, but,<br>
> through a misunderstanding, the railway company proceeded to lay tracks<br>
> without a permit along this road.<br>
><br>
> Chief Engineer Uhler ordered the tracks removed and, on the failure of the<br>
> company to do so, the State highway employes tore them up. Not-<br>
> withstanding this, the railway company relaid the tracks and then se- cured<br>
> a preliminary injunction in the Cambria county courts preventing the<br>
> Cambria county courts preventing the State Highway Department from re-<br>
> moving the tracks. Officers said the work had been done without orders. '<br>
> Commissioner Cunningham observed that the officers of the company were<br>
> responsible for the acts of subordinates.<br>
> The representatives of the company were told that unless the tracks were<br>
> voluntarily removed and the preliminary injunction not acted upon, the<br>
> department would be perfectly willing to take the subject into the courts<br>
> for a ruling. After some argument the railway officials acceded to this<br>
> demand and the tracks in dispute will be removed.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Daria Phoebe Brashear<br>
> AuriStor, Inc<br>
> dariaphoebe.com<br>
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