line remnants near Boynton, PA

Derrick J Brashear shadow at dementia.org
Sat Jun 24 12:55:07 EDT 2000


On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, John Swindler wrote:

> 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?

there's something out there i saw in certain vegetation conditions which i
should go out and double-check, near Jerome. But I could also always stand
to go to Johnstown. 

i'll see if i can get through johnstown sometime soon and attempt to
verify what if anything i saw

> 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.  

what i found is very obvious, i just was never looking before, i guess. i
wasn't driving thursday, which made life easier.

> However, county map shows six trolley crossings of Casselman River.
> So, Fred, what's your schedule look like in Nov.???




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