Grading of Midland Pennsylvania Railroad East of Killinger
A 1911 photograph of the grading of an area of the right of way of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, It appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911 along with […]
Surveying & Engineering the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Some stories found in local and area newspapers describe the ongoing efforts in 1910 to complete the surveying of the land over which the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would be built. […]
Big Clay Deposits Will Be Developed, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Abundance of Coal in Valley, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Breaking Ground for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
In September 1910, ground was broken in Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. This ceremonious event was reported in local and area newspapers with […]
Construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1911
A 1911 photograph of a steam shovel constructing the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, It appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911 along with an article that promoted the coming of […]
Lykens Valley Development Company,1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Announcing the Coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Early in 1910, notices began to appear in the local and area newspapers of the coming of a new railroad, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Lykens Valley. The notices […]