[PRCo] Re: State Elec/Horse/Cable history

Fred Schneider fschnei at supernet.com
Tue Dec 24 23:27:26 EST 2002


So what did you write down in the way of dates?

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> Before 1872 (or was it 1874?...whenever the new state constituion too
> effect), all the street railway charters required an act of the legislature,
> and they will be found in the law library in the appropriate books.  This is
> where I went to determine that there was no "official" Pennsylvania track
> gauge...that it was specified (if at all) in the charter for each company.
>
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