line remnants near Boynton, PA

[John Swindler]

>From: "Fred W. Schneider III" <fschnei at supernet.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: Re: line remnants near Boynton, PA
>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 09:41:27 -0400
>
>There was a Pennsylvania and Maryland Street Railway in lower Somerset
>County.  There was also the Western Maryland mainline from Cumberland to 
>Connellsville, which was lifted except for all the viaducts.
>
>If you want to look at the remnants when the leaves are off the trees, we 
>can always get a group together ... Ed Lybarger, you, me and perhaps others 
>from the museum.
>

And would not mind taking another try at the Johnstown and Somerset and/or 
the Windber line of JTC.  Cambria County circa 1915 map and 15 min. topo 
shows Windber line, but J&S doesn't seem to have lasted long enough to make 
any available maps.  Maybe the County Recorder of Deeds office???
Or is that too much for a day?

John S.

p.s.  Somerset County map from about 1915 shows trolley from Garrett Boro, 
then south on west side of Casselman River to Salisbury Jct. and Meyersdale 
Boro, then on east side of Casselman River through Boynton and Lichty to 
Salisbury.  Derrick may have found piers across Big Piney Run at Boynton.  
However, county map shows six trolley crossings of Casselman River.
So, Fred, what's your schedule look like in Nov.???



>Derrick J Brashear wrote:
>
> > I can't remember what the name of the system in question was (was it 
>maybe
> > Salisbury and Garrett?) but I saw what I'm guessing was a remnant today.
> > It was either that or something left from a lifted B&O spur, but for 
>some
> > reason I have the idea that it was in the right place to be a lifted
> > trolley line. More particularly, when heading south on US 219, as you 
>are
> > just about at the left hand curve (with the creek on your right) to 
>enter
> > the "village of Boynton" you can see a grade and abutments where a 
>bridge
> > crossed the creek. I didn't get a picture but it's my hope to get one 
>some
> > time in the future, probably during low-shrubbery season, and make it
> > available online.
> >
> > -D
>

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