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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The left side of the val map includes the right side of tracing #3 with the location of the PC Ry. track showing. Tracing 4 actually corresponds with most of the val map section. Tracing 5 shows the right side of the val map. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The valuation maps were intended to show railroad property only. Sometimes nearby roads and railroads (in this case the PC Ry) were also shown. If you are lucky, the surveyor/draftsman showed more than a minimum of non-railroad culture. Often the non-railroad culture was not updated in a revised val maps -- only railroad owned track, buildings and property.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looking at the portion of Maple Street available in Google Street view I agree it looks like the hill in the photo. Might be able to identify one of the homes if visiting the area. The caption indicates that the bumping post was near the car (auto or trolley?). That is not the end of the line, so why would the bumping post be there?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached is a colored DEM of the area with my tracing of the Penn Central Ry right of way in yellow and an elevation profile below it. The PRR tracks in in Red, the original Portage RR is in light blue. The Southern Cambria Ry is in purple. When I have some time (maybe in a couple of weeks) I’ll use the Lidar to create a more accurate elevation profile rather than whatever Google Earth is using. I’ll also georeference the 1938 aerial.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Where is the reference to the stationing referred to? 72+85 and 79+15?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen Titchenal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stephen@Titchenal.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>railsandtrails.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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