Railroads of the First and Second Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania

By EARL J. HEYDINGER

RLHS Bulletin  Vol 110, Pages 62 - 63

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Magazines and Newspapers:

Hazards Register, 1828-1836.

Niles Register, 1836-1840.

Berks and Schuylkill Journal, of Reading, Pa.

Miners Journal, of Pottsville, Pa.

Mauch Chunk, Pa., Courier.

 

Reports:

Second Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Levels above Tide (1878), Maps, (1884)

Lehigh Valley R. R.

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.

Catawissa R. R. C. W. & E. R. R. Little Schuylkill & Susquehanna R. R.

Beaver Meadow R. R.

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad

Schuylkill Navigation Canal Co.

Penna. State Reports, 1863, 1869, 1870, 1895.

Report of Committee to Investigate the P. & R. and the P. & R. Coal and Iron Co. 1885.

Pennsylvania Shareholders Investigation, 1874.

 

Manuscript:

Loeser Papers at Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Pottsville, Pa.

 

Histories and Historical Society Publications:

Munsell's History of Schuylkill County, 1883.

Kelker's History of Dauphin County.

History of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1899.

Henry's History of the Lehigh Valley, 1860.

Publications of the Historical Society of Northumberland County, Sunbury, Pa. Vols. V, XV.

Publications of the Sugar Loaf Historical Society, Hazleton, Pa. Vol. 1.

P. & R. Pilot.

H. V. Poor. History of American Railroads and Canals. 1860.

R. & L. H. S. Bulletins Nos. 62 and 67.

 

Secondary Works:

Harrison's The Locomotive and Philadelphia's Share in its Early Development.

Harlow, Old Towpaths.

Smith, ed., A Practical Treatise of Railroads etc. By Nicholas Wood, First American Edition from the Second British Edition. (Philadelphia, 1832)

 

Correspondence:

Ltr., Miss Lila Brady, Reference Librarian, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Ind.

 

Interview:

Mr. J. J. Neifert, retired Lehigh Valley employee, Hazleton, Pa. August 8th, 1948.

 

                                                                                                                      

SOME PRINCIPAL ELEVATIONS

 

Lykens Valley R. R                                 Elevation              Miles

Millersburg               397          0

Lykens                    677          14

Williamstown              1127         20

 

Northern Central R. R.

Harrisburg                 320        0

Dauphin                    349        9

aarks Ferry                366        15.5

Millersburg                396        27.75

Herndon(Treverton jct.)      430        43

Sunbury                    450        54.5

 

Schulykill & Susquehanna R. R.           

Auburn jct.                   463         0     

Summit                        723         7     

Pine Grove jct.               517               

Leb. & Trem. Jct.             517         18    

Ellwood                       670         24    

Gold Mine                     796         26    

Rausch Gap                    906         30

Cold Spring                   871         33

Yellow Spring                 774         35

Rattling Run                  689         38

Forge                         432         46

Dauphin                       346         51

 

Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven R. R.

Schuylkill Haven              526       

Westwood jct.                 668       

Minersville                   697       

Mine Hill Gap                 827       

Glen Carbon                   1121

Head of Plane 1               1524

Foot of Plane 2               8(Y7

Locustdale                    1091

Ashland Depot      856

 

S. V. N. & R. R. Co.

Mt. Carbon                    603         0

Port Carbon                   636         2.5

Middleport                    721         8

Tuscarora                     906         12.5

Newkirk                       909         14.5

Tamaqua                       800         16.5

 

Shamokin Valley & Pottsville

Sunbury jct.                  442

Shamokin                      738

Lancaster Br. jct.            831

Mt. Carmel                    1054

End of rail                   1090

 

East Mahanoy R. R.

Tunnel south end              1322

Tunnel north end              1345

Mahanoy City                  1240

 

Little Schuylkill, and Catawissa Railroads.

Port Clinton                  407

Ringgold                      555

Tamaqua                       800

Barnsville                    1064

East Mahanoy jct.             1106       5.5

Tamanend                      1305

Quakake jct.                  1353       9.0

Summit Station                1536       12.0

S. end, SS tunnel             1541

Shumans Tunnel                803

McAuley Station               759        38.

Catawissa                     476        47.

Danville                      494        56.

Milton                        465        72.

Muncy                         495        88.5

Williamsport                  520        101.    (From Tamaqua)

 

Mahanoy & Shamokin R. R.

Mt. Carbon                    603         0

Mill Creek jct.               630         2

Port Carbon                   631         2.5

St. Clair                     749         4.5

New Castle                    873         6.0   End of Mill Creek & Mine Hill.

Head of grade                             9.5

and Frackville                1476        10.5

New Boston (proposed)         1525

Foot‑Mahanoy Pl.              1129

Shenandoah Depot              1249

St. Nicholas Coll             1160              Eastward

Mahanoy City                  1240              ditto

East Mah Tunnel               1345              ditto

Ashland Depot                 856               westward

Gordon                        807

Ashland Summit                1160              Above and back of Ashland, on M.B.&M.

Head of Big Run Mine Plane    1280                         

Locust Gap jct.               1034

Greenback Coll'y              900

Shamokin Depot                730

Treverton Coll'y              765

Zerbe Summit                  1073

Herndon jct.                  428

 

Shamokin, Sunbury & Lewisburg R. R.

Shamokin                      730

Sunbury                       441

Lewisburg                     458

Williamsport                  506

 

Beaver Meadow R. R.

Parrysville                   433

Mauch Chunk                   544       

Coal Port                     584       

Glen Onoko                    591       

Penn Haven jct.               708       

Penn Haven                    723

Black Creek jct.              1015

Weatherly                     1090

Hazle Creek Jct.              1325

Beaver Meadow                 1355

Audenreid                     1735

               

 

Sunbury, Hazleton & Wilkes‑Barre R. R,

Sunbury jct.                  436

Catawissa                     463

Mainville                     582

Summit                        1030

Rock Glen                     914

Tomhickon                     1221

 

Nescopec R. R.

Nescopec                      500        From U. S. Topo. Maps.

Tank                          680               do

Rock Glen                     914

                                                                                      

Lehigh & Susquehanna R. R.                                                                                

Mauch Chunk                   532       

Coal Port                     584       

Penn Haven jct.*              7(Y7      

Penn Haven                    723       

Rockport                      882       

Sandy Run jct.                1025      

White Haven                   1120

Ashley**                      634       

 

Nesquehoning Railroad. (Old Room Run)

Mauch Chunk                   532        0

Nesquehoning                  801        5

Hauto (tunnel)                1005

Hometown                      1175       15

Tamanend                      1287       18

E. Mah. Tunnel                1325       21.5

 

Sandy Run Branch. (Miles from Mauch Chunk)

Sandy Run                     1025

Buck Mountain                 1620

Eckley                        1663

Jeddo                         1618

Drifton                       1633

 

Tamaqua Branch

Hauto                      1005

Coaldate                   962

Tamaqua                    987

 

Nescopec Branch.

White Haven                1005        0

Upper Lehigh               1802        8.7

 

Lehigh Valley R. R.                                                         

Mauch Chunk (Lousy Bay)    544                   

Penn Haven Jct.            705              

Summit                     1728             

So. Wilkes‑Barre           546

Branch Roads

Quakake jct.               1315

Delano                     1665

Mahanoy jct.               1552

Ashland                    856

Shenandoah                 1268

Centralia                  1484

Mt. Carmel                 1056

Locust Gap                 1027

 

All levels in this paper, unless otherwise specified, are from Levels Above Tide,Pennsylvania Geological Survey.

 

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