Track Segment Series
The Track Segment series documents track segments as indicated in the CT1000 of 1945 in conjunction with the Employee Timetables of 1954. Where available, locations indicated may link to a corresponding On Location series article for more detailed information.
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The Middle Division traces back to at least the 1860s. For the greatest span of its (then) modern life (1941-1956), the Pennsy's Middle Division main line spanned from BANKS tower (exclusive) near Marysville, Pa., to SLOPE tower near Altoona, Pa. During the 1956 reorganization, the Middle Division was absorbed into the Pittsburgh Operating Region.
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Track Guide
The following is a tour of the Columbia Branch, based on the 1945 edition of the Pennsylvania Railroad CT1000 -- List of Stations and Sidings.
Click on the link of a location for more information (if available).
Location | Name | |
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154 | Dillerville, Pa. | Junc. Philadelphia Division - Main Line |
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154C | Star Independent Oil Co. | |
154B | Lancaster Brick Co. | |
155 | Rohrerstown, Pa. | |
158 | Mountville, Pa. | |
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161 | Glen Manor, Pa. | |
163 | Columbia, Pa. | Junc. R. & C. Branch - Reading Co. Junc. Maryland Division - York Branch |
164 | Chickies, Pa. | |
167 | Watts, Pa. | |
168 | Marietta, Pa. | |
169 | Shock's Mills, Pa. | Junc. Philadelphia Division - Atglen & Susquehanna Branch |
170 | Marietta Storage Yard - West Connection | |
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172 | Billmyer, Pa. | |
174 | ||
175 | Bainbridge, Pa. | |
178 | Collins, Pa. | |
Falmouth, Pa. | ||
3199 | Royalton, Pa. | Junc. Philadelphia Division - Main Line |
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The Philadelphia Division maintained its identity over the (then) modern era of the Pennsy. It existed as of 1941 as part of the Eastern Pennsylvania Grand Division. In the 1956 reorganization, it absorbed the Philadelphia Terminal Division to become the Philadelphia Operating Region. In 1964 it was split into the Philadelphia and Harrisburg operating divisions.
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The Northern Central Railway originally ran from Baltmore, Md. to Sodus Point, N.Y. It was assimilated into the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1911. Thereafter it was segmented into various divisions and names. Only the segment from Baltimore to Wago Junction, Pa., retained the original name of the Northern Central Railway.
Read more: Track Segment: Maryland Division - Northern Central Railway
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Track Guide
The following is a tour of the Maryland Division - York, Hanover & Frederick Railway, based on the 1945 edition of the Pennsylvania Railroad CT1000 -- List of Stations and Sidings.
Click on the link of a location for more information (if available).
Location | Name | |
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Y | York, Pa. | Junc. Maryland Division - Northern Central Railway |
WY | West York, Pa. | Junc. Western Maryland Ry. |
3718 | Graybill, Pa. | |
3720 | Bair, Pa. | |
3723 | Spring Grove, Pa. | |
HR | Hanover, Pa. | |
3735 | Hanover & McSherrystown Water Co. | |
3736 | Sell, Pa. | |
3739 | Littlestown, Pa. | |
3741 | Kingsdale, Pa. | |
Penna.-Maryland State Line | ||
3744 | Galt, Md. | |
3747 | Taneytown, Md. | |
KM | Keymar, Md. | Junc. Union Bridge Branch |
3754 | Ladiesburg, Md. | |
3756 | New Midway, Md. | |
3757 | Le Gore, Md. | |
3758 | Woodsboro, Md. | |
3763 | Walkersville, Md. | |
3764 | Fountain Rock, Md. | |
3766 | Harmony Grove, Md. | |
FR | Frederick, Md. | Junc. B. & O. R. R. |
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Track Guide
The following is a tour of the Maryland Division - York Branch, based on the 1945 edition of the Pennsylvania Railroad CT1000 -- List of Stations and Sidings.
Click on the link of a location for more information (if available).
Location | Name | |
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163 | Columbia, Pa. | Junc. Philadelphia Division |
WV | Wrightsville, Pa. | |
3702 | Ewing Passing Siding | |
3703 | Strickler, Pa. | |
3706 | Hellam, Pa. | |
3707 | CAMPBELL Block Limit Station | |
3708 | Ira K. Newcomer | |
3712 | Rockburn, Pa. | |
3713 | York, Pa. | |
Y | Junc. Maryland Division - Northern Central Railway |
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This is the second incarnation of The Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy, the first being on the former Keystone Crossings web site.
The guide contains two groups of articles -- the Track Segment Series and the On Location Series -- both of which are described further below.
The intent is to provide information to both historians and modelers about the right-of-way of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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The Sang Hollow Extension was an extension of the Conemaugh Division Main Line eastward from Conpitt Junction to Johnstown, Pa. Despite being an extension of the Conemaugh Division, it was operated by the Pittsburgh Division, largely due to the typical traffic pattern coming out of Johnstown which was both tracks westward.
Read more: Track Segment: Pittsburgh Division - Sang Hollow Extension
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L1s #4162 helps a passenger train ascend around Horseshoe Curve.
The Pittsburgh Division largely maintained its identity throughout the (then) modern era of the railroad. The Pittsburgh Division existed within the Western Pennsylvania Grand Division as of the 1941 reorganization. In the 1951 reorganization, the Monongahela Division was absorbed by the Pittsburgh Division. In the 1956 reorganization into Operating Regions, the Pittsburgh Region absorbed the Middle, Connemaugh, Eastern, and Panhandle divisions.
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Track Guide
The following is a tour of the Waynesboro Branch based on the 1945 edition of the Pennsylvania Railroad CT1000 -- List of Stations and Sidings.
Click on the link of a location for more information (if available).
Location | Name | |
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G50 | Chambersburg, Pa. | Junc. Philadelphia Division - Cumberland Valley Branch |
GA52 | Burgner, Pa. | |
Brookside, Pa. | ||
GA 54 | Woodstock, Pa. | |
GA56 | Fayetteville, Pa. | |
GA57 | East Fayetteville, Pa. | |
GA60 |
Pond Bank, Pa. |
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GA61 | Ledy, Pa. | Conn. to Mont Alto Park Siding |
GA62 | Mont Alto, Pa. | |
GA63 | Knepper, Pa. | |
GA64 | Good, Pa. | |
GA65 | Quincy, Pa. | |
GA65A | Orphanage, Pa. | |
GA66 | Nunnerym, Pa. | |
GA68 | Waynesboro, Pa. |
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