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

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Nothing...I photocopied the early horsecar charters that established the
gauge in PHL and PIT, plus a few others in standard and broad gauge cities
to show that the builder could do as he pleased.  This included New Castle,
which of course had both.

Fortunately, the books containing the laws have good tables of contents to
speed your research!

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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 11:27 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: State Elec/Horse/Cable history



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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> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
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