Philadelphia and Erie Railroad

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I am designing a loyout based on the Philadelphia and Erie railroad in the 50s-70s. Does anyone have good links?[:I]

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I have never heard of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad and I grew up in the Philadelphia are in the 1970’s.

Was it a shortline or some industrial line? Where did it operate?

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If you really mean the Philadelphia and Erie, get the book “The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad” by Homer T. Rosenberger. Available on eBay, item #260422808537. But that railroad was absorbed many, many years ago by the PRR (long before the 1950s), so perhaps you’re thinking of a different railroad.

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Thanks, I forgot to include that fact.

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It never got there. The PRR lines around Sunbury, Renovo, Milton, Williamsport, Lock Haven, etc. were the P&E, absorbed by the PRR in 1862.

–Randy

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There is a fascinating e-book, almost 50% free read, on books.google.com, about PRR engineman O.P. Orr. He worked steam engines in this exact area on PRR - Ralston, Williamsport, Tyrone…

http://books.google.com/books?id=0NUtE9sMsdEC&printsec=frontcover