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In order to portray Pennsylvania Railroad and interchange partners as accurately as possible, this blog contains articles which are essentially notes to myself, but are shared should the community desire the same information.
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For a minimal distance, the Pennsylvania Railroad's Elmira Branch used trackage rights through Elmira, N.Y., on the Erie Railroad.
Read more: Track Segment: Williamsport Division - Erie Railroad
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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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Heritage: Pennsylvania Railroad
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Middle Division, Main Line
Middle Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Middle Division, Main Line
The tiny hamlet of Hawstone was named for Haws Refractory Co., a fire brick manufacturer located there from 1910-66. Actual factory ruins are hard to find but the stone from which the bricks were made can be easily found throughout the narrow valley.
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Heritage: Pennsylvania Railroad
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Middle Division, Main Line
Middle Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Middle Division, Main Line
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Heritage: Pennsylvania Railroad
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Middle Division, Main Line
Middle Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Middle Division, Main Line
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Heritage: Pennsylvania Railroad
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Middle Division, Main Line
Middle Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Middle Division, Main Line
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Heritage: York & Maryland Line Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Maryland Division, Northern Central Railway
Maryland Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Maryland Division, Northern Central Branch
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Heritage: Pennsylvania Railroad
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Middle Division, Main Line
Middle Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Middle Division, Main Line
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Heritage: Elmira & Lake Ontario Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Williamsport Division, Elmira Branch
Susquehanna Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Susquehanna Division, Sodus Bay Secondary
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Heritage: Pennsylvania Railroad
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Eastern Pennsylvania Division, Middle Division, Main Line
Middle Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Middle Division, Main Line
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Heritage: Elmira & Williamsport Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Williamsport Division, Elmira Branch
Susquehanna Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Susquehanna Division, Elmira Branch
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