line remnants near Boynton, PA

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Hey, man, I'm retired.  Do you really think I've already blocked up November?

John Swindler wrote:

> >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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