ft.), Peoria and Eastern Railway / Annual Reports, 1928-1936, 1938-1961, 1963-1966, 1970-1973, 1976. The final land reports are maintained with the Valuation Dockets and also separately. The series listed below contain scattered information and/or maps of PRR and Penn Central real estate holdings in Manuscript Group 286. 1835-1925]. Expanded to include valuation profiles and alignments: 9.00: Item Total: 71004: B&O Roadway Map, Volume 4, Weverton to Cumberland, incl Hagerstown and Shenandoah Sub, as of 1988 . Railroad Valuation Maps, 1915-1920 This series contains the most complete and detailed set of railroad maps held by the National Archives. began in January of 1827, the line was open for business by May 5th the 8 Field 11-1946 (PRR
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Division Detour Chart No. ft.), PRR / VP of Special Services / Penn Central Merger Files, 1963-1965. (.1 cu. Accounting Schedules and Related Records: The schedules provide extensive financial data covering subjects such as profit and loss, cost of construction, bonds issued and retired, and securities purchased and sold. Finally, one very generous soul surfaced and said that he had what I needed. The tunnel, #11, was opened in 1909. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Lease and Agreement Book, 1858-1889. commuter operations, live steam locomotives or even a stay at a bed Anderson. By 1846 the railroad replaced its mules with steam power A list of schedules is available. Located in Rockhill In eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania, where the state's rich seams of anthracite coal were located you can find scars of old branches operated by Lehigh Valley, Lehigh & New England, Central Railroad of New Jersey, and the Reading. tracks (although only three remain in place today), Philadelphia, which (2 cu. With the 1300 images of Land Valuation Maps & track profiles. ft.), PRR / President / Subject Index to Presidential Corr. Abandoned grades can be found everywhere here but are particularly concentratedto the southeast. over 100 trains a day operating in or through Philadelphia. ft.), Pennsylvania and North Western Railroad / Annual Reports, 1890-1901. (.12 cu. Textual Records: Valuation orders and related records, 1914-34. Image . System Map North Jersey Track: Approx. (.1 cu. The lists were constructed by doing word searches of the narrative series descriptions for the designated words: maps, tracks and real estate. 2016-2017 Ohio Rail Map. the Lehigh Canal in Mauch Chunk (today, known as Jim Thorpe). There are far too many to name here but first and foremost is the PRR's legendary Horseshoe Curve located near Altoona which still sees 50 to 60 trains a day and includes a triple-track main line. (2.25 cu. (.3 cu. Since that time numerous individuals have stepped forward and passed along material toward the project. (5 cu. p.55 6-15-1956 (PRR
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Routes, Zone Stations ~ Distribution Points For Handling L.C.L. It remained an w/ Val. ft.), Western Pennsylvania Railroad / Minute Books, 1860-1903. (.1 cu. Engineering Drawings, [ca.1886-1940 (bulk: 1915-1930)]{#311m.284} will be of interest. Ten years later, it was absorbed into the New York Central and was known as the "Beech Creek District of the . Central Railroad of New Jersey. Map of the United States showing major relief by hachures, drainage, and the railroad network with named lines and emphasis on the main line. (9 cu. (3 cu. (17.5 cu. (297 cu. Penn Central Railroad Collection. Paper copies are available for $75 per page. (4 cu. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu. ft.), Buffalo Creek Railroad / Valuable Papers Files, 1868-1967. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Letter Press Books of George W.I. ft.), Johnsonburg Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. The Boston and Albany Railroad was formed between 1867 and 1870 from the merger of three existing lines, the Boston and Worcester (chartered 1831), the Western (1833), and the Castleton and West Stockbridge (1834). (.1 cu. These forms covered the major acquisitions or sale of land used for common-carrier purposes. [email] kgiwoyn@upcontractor.up.com [/email] I initiated a request for some ROW maps day before yesterday, and after a little back-and-forth clarifying my area of interest I received them via email first thing this morning. (1 cu. In fact, after the annual meeting, we even found a few new ones that we needed.. PRR 1,3 184 Received13December2016 Accepted21March2017 PSUResearch Review Vol.1No. (.25 cu. Pennsylvania railroads date back to 1827 when the Mauch Chunk Switchback (1 cu. ft.), Enola Realty Company / Property Sales Accounts, 1905-1914. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Minute Books of the Real Estate Committee, 1869-1918. ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Post Office Files, 1923-1933. ft.), West Lane Garage Company / Minute Book, 1934-1943. Transportation and Tourism Maps (.3 cu. ft.), Philadelphia and Erie Railroad / Agreement Book, 1853-1894. Some of the lines and branches covered in the series'twenty-four boxes include: For maps of the routes and land holdings of the Lehigh and New England Railroad, the series a railroad company might have purchased and owned land outright, but in the case of laying track from destination to destination, most simply purchased or otherwise secured a "Right of Way" through the property of private owners - i.e. ft.), Williamsport and Elmira Railroad / Annual Reports, 1856-1858. And the County Tax Assessment Office would have current information as to ownership of each geographic parcel if that is in question. (.1 cu. This bucolic system operated a roundabout, circuitousand steep route from Baltimore to York. I was elated! ft.), PRR / Secretary / Record of Transportation Lines, 1877-1959. ft.), Northern Central Railroad / Mortgage of the Northern Central Railway to Wistar Morris and Josiah Bacon, Trustees, 1868. (.5 cu. Young, 1929-1943. Alterton. Electric railway map of Pennsylvania. ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Annual Statement of Charges and Credits to the Investment Account for Property (BV 589), 1917-1930. Valuation Maps: This is a special series of Engineering Drawings originally created between the years 1913 and 1916 as required by the Interstate Commerce Commission and regularly updated as needed thereafter. The attribute titled''Status' indicates whether the rail line is abandoned ( 'A') or traffic is present ('T'). (.01 cu. ft.), Wilcox Railroad Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. These maps, bridge and structure drawings remains unprocessed. Lehigh and Hudson Valley, Lehigh Valley, New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Reading Lines. (152 cu. MG-286PENN CENTRAL RAILROAD COLLECTIONContainer Listings. A map of Pennsylvania Railroads from 1923 showing essentially all of the state's rail lines in service, prior to massive abandonments that began in the post-World War II era. In 1965, the base year of this map, the PRR operated 9,600 miles of railroad and stretched to its historic geographic limits: New York to St. Louis; Mackinaw City, Mich., to Norfolk, Va. About 4,200 route-miles survive today just under . The owners still owned the property, but the railroad was allowed to conduct agreed-upon activities on the swath in question. Additionally, there are several regionals and short lines that also operate in the Keystone State. Other good sources of detailed real estate depictions are the, The "Transportation" section of the State Archives', #544, U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps, 1942-1973, #567, T.M. at Johnstown, ACF Industries which does likewise at Milton, Knuckle-coupler producer McConway & Torley at Pittsburgh, Tunkhannock Viaduct used by Canadian Pacific, B&O's Sand ft.), Susquehanna Coal Company / Minute Books, 1869-1940. Inspection Reports Compiled: Reports compiled by the ICC during the late 1930's and early 1940's. ft.), Erie-Lackawanna Railway / General Correspondence Files, 1953-1967, Erie Railroad / Land Record Books,[ ca 1831-1915]. The Strasburg is also well known for its shop complex, which is regularly called on to service steam locomotives such as Union Pacific's 4-8-4 #844 and 4-6-6-4 #3985. (.02 cu. 134.5 RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF VALUATION 1910-74. Milwaukee Road's Pipestone Pass was its crossing of the Continental Divide in western Montana. (.3 cu. at 110 mph and has trimmed travel time between Philly and Harrisburg to In order to document their corporate valuations to the ICC, American railroad companies had to submit detailed maps of their real estate holdings. Title: New York Central Railroad Valuation Negatives Date: 1914-1923 Identifier: NMAH.AC.1072 Source: National Museum of American History (U.S.). ft.), PRR / VP of Real Estate / Reports on Coal and Coal Mines, 1861-1864. The rest are mostly duplicates of the linen collection, but sometimes include additional revision dates or missing maps.Unfortunately a few rolls are missing. Mauch Chunk, Summit Hill & Switchback Railroad. 1860-1878] (1 volume) {#286m.1525} which shows track layouts and property ownership along the tracks for what later became part of the Conemaugh Division of the PRR in northwestern Pennsylvania. SEPTA (Southeastern ft.), PRR / V.P. Joy and Lancaster Railroad / Minute Book of the Committee on Real Estate and the Road, 1850-1855. The dockets contain the engineering, land, and accounting final reports that contain summary information based on the findings of the valuation supporting documentation. An sample frame of this film appears to the right of this paragraph, though not all frames show the names of property owners. The Alameda Corridor Track improvements in the Long Beach/Los Angeles area GIF version PDF version UP Service Unit and Regions Map (.15 cu. Pennsylvania Railroad 1915-1918 ICC Valuation Maps and subsequent revisions Maps listed by Railroad instead of State: (Long Island) (Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis) (West Jersey & Seashore) see also: PRRT&HS Lewistown Station and Archives PRR 1940 Record of Transporation Lines ICC Railroad Valuation documents Valuation Map Numbering FAQ Another series relating to PRR real estate holdings, rights of way and agreements is the Valuable Papers File, [ca. State of Illinois Ridgway. Users can input a Crossing ID and select "Generate Map" to be taken . ft.), Lehigh Valley Railroad / Property Schedules, (BV 634, 635 and 636), 1936-1941. State of Pennsylvania It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. (.4 cu. (43 cu. Northeast's most revered classic railroads, particularly the anthracite (.3 cu. You can search the PDFs by a named location to find the valuation sections including that location. ft.), PRR / Secretary / Pennsylvania Railroad and Long Island RR Directors' Inspection Trip Book, 1947. Young, 1929-1943. Scanning of New Jersey val maps is complete. (.2 cu. The 1948/49 set of maps have all been scanned and inventoried. ft.), Coxe Brothers and Company, Inc. / Appendix to Estimates of Coal on Properties Owned or Controlled, 1925. Related records exist mostly for the smaller railroads and include material relating to the their financial histories. The collection consists of an almost complete set of the 1915. The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was named for the commonwealth in which it was established.By 1882, Pennsylvania Railroad had become the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), the largest . Yes, Mama gets to go out to dinner to keep her happy with all the time I spend working on it! ft.), PRR / Secretary / Imprint File, 1904-1968. In fact, you don't even have to be located on railroad track for us to help you. Pennsylvania Railroad Archives - Valuation Maps Pennsylvania Railroad Archives - Valuation Maps Cleveland & Pittsburgh Rwy Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rwy Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis RR Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis RR (Panhandle Line) Main Line, Harrison County, OH Check our system map and see for yourself. ft.), Riverfront Railroad / Annual Reports to the Auditor General of Pennsylvania, 1895-1896. (.02 cu. * Pennsylvania's very first railroad system was the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company's Mauch Chunk Switchback Gravity Railroad. ft.), PRR / VP of Operation / Chief of Motive Power / Miscellaneous Motive Power Blueprints and Related Materials, ca 1900-1968. ft.), PRR / VP of Finance / Treasurer / Treasurer's Cash Books, 1847-1863, 1865-1925. We had just taken over operation of a 100 mile+ piece of railroad and had no track charts showing grades and curvature. The following PDF files were generated from a valuation map tracking and processing database maintained offline for multiple railroads. ft.), Manor Real Estate and Trust Company / Journals, 1886-1929. The final land report enables one to identify the relevant engineering field notes, the maps, the land acquisition schedules, the grant schedules, and the land appraisal report regarding a specific location. Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad (SWP) Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) Electronic (PDF) maps can be obtained for a $25 per page fee. 49 + V.1a Ohio S.T. ft.), PRR / President / Presidential Correspondence of W.W. Atterbury, 1925-1935. {#31.18}, MG-416 Aero Service Corporation Photographs, MG-425 Ebasco Environmental Company Aerial Photographs, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Other Record Holders, PHMC Collections Management Policy Standards, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access Policy, Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Bangor & Portland Division, including Martins Creek Branch, Limestone Spur, Wind Gap Branch, Atlantic BranchandBangor Branch, Valuation orders and related records, 1914-1934. The images on the film are arranged geographically, i.e. (5 cu. Railroad Valuation Maps, 1915-1920 This series contains the most complete and detailed set of railroad maps held by the National Archives. ft.), A publication by Thomas Townsend Taber (Thomas T. Taber III) entitled, PRR / Comptroller / Confidential Annual Reports of Affiliated Corporations, 1892-1959. 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