[PRCo] South Fork - Portage Railway

[DF Cramer]

I am forwarding the original email to Bob Quay, the author of the article on the Southern Cambria. He is a friend and several of us helped him with that article. I will let you all know if I hear anything


Dennis F. Cramer
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/


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From: Pittsburgh-railways <pittsburgh-railways-bounces at mailman.dementix.org> on behalf of Edward Skuchas via Pittsburgh-railways <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 1:28 PM
To: Daria Phoebe Brashear; Western PA Trolley discussion
Subject: Re: [PRCo] South Fork - Portage Railway

Just a thought:  There was a recent magazine article about the Southern Cambria.  Maybe that author found some information while he was researching that line in that area?  Or, he might have a similar interest.
Ed S
> On Nov 20, 2017, at 12:48 PM, Daria Phoebe Brashear via Pittsburgh-railways <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> wrote:
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> Well, I'm driving to Pittsburgh Wednesday (and home again Saturday) and I
> expect to go right through Ebensburg
> but I suspect by the time I hit Cambria County the business day will be
> over... if I even felt like stopping after
> whatever holiday traffic I see between here and there.
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> But it's all the more time I have now, and I don't expect to be in any
> shape to travel in December. Maybe if my mid-
> January trip comes together I can pop by, but that's no more certain.
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> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
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>> That, being the county seat, would likely be the place to start.  I
>> wouldn’t be surprised to find the records in Pittsburgh, though.  But
>> someone in Ebensburg may be able to point in the right direction...I’m sure
>> they still have bankruptcies in Cambria County.
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>> *From:* Daria Phoebe Brashear [mailto:shadow at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 20, 2017 11:39 AM
>> *To:* Edward H. Lybarger
>> *Cc:* Western PA Trolley discussion
>> *Subject:* Re: [PRCo] South Fork - Portage Railway
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>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
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>> I physically looked at this company once about 20-25 years ago but there
>> wasn’t much to go by.  And in the process of aging, I’ve forgotten most all
>> of what I saw.
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>> The only other place there may be records is the Bankruptcy Court; it
>> would take a little digging to find out which one.
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>> Title Trust, as well as the company, was Johnstown. Was there a bankruptcy
>> court in Ebensburg?
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>> Daria Phoebe Brashear
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