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Jerry Britton's PRR Middle Division in HO Scale

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Lewistown Station in 1950.

The PRR Middle Division in HO Scale depicts the Pennsylvania Railroad passing Lewistown station circa 1954 and includes the Lewistown Secondary and Milroy Secondary.

The Pennsylvania Railroad's Middle Division spanned from Harrisburg (exclusive) to Altoona (inclusive). Lewistown is approximately in the middle between these two points.

 

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Map courtesy of Douglas Nelson.

The following map shows railroads in the vacinity of Lewistown circa 1924 (with present day roads included for reference):

Lewistown Railroad Map 1924

 

This earlier map, pre-dating Mann Edge's arrival, shows the downtown area with the original mill and iron furnaces:

Lewistown map pre 1890