[PRCo] Re: Pennsylvania (State of) Railroad Question

[Derrick Brashear]

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/gravityrailroads/

Derrick

On Feb 22, 2012, at 10:06 PM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:

> I'll check those also.
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 21:59, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Oh duh. the Mahanoy Plane, the D & H Canal Company Gravity Railroad,
>> there were actually a number of such operations in eastern PA and I
>> totally forgot.
>> 
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:
>>> Thanks Derrick and Bob. I'll check out all those leads.
>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 21:37, robert netzlof <wb3iqe at rocketmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> the Philadelphia and Columbia
>>>>> Railroad certainly had an incline at its
>>>>> eastern end.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Other than the Allegheny Portage Railroad, were there
>>>>> anymore mainline type
>>>>>> railroads which utilized incline planes to get over the
>>>>> mountains in
>>>>>> Pennsylvania? The question came up on an email
>>>>> discussion group here in NE
>>>>>> Ohio. I have searched the Internet but only come up
>>>>> with the Allegheny
>>>>>> Portage RR, the Johnstown Incline, and several
>>>>> Pittsburgh inclines.
>>>> 
>>>> The Ashley Planes on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, at Ashley PA.
>>>> Don't recall when they shut down, but they were still in operation
>> post-WW2.
>>>> 
>>>> Readers whose religion permits them to follow links may wish to see:
>>>> 
>>>> http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.asp?fname=wlkb92nw.jpg&state=PA
>>>> 
>>>> Look for "GRAVITY BR. OF C.R.R. OF N.J."
>>>> 
>>>> More information and photos at:
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.gingerb.com/cnj%20ashley_planes.htm
>>>> 
>>>> Bob Netzlof a/k/a Sweet Old Bob
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> Herb Brannon
>>> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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>> Derrick
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> Herb Brannon
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