Oh, my god, I didn't even know that house was still standing. It seems like I might have talked or tried to talk to this woman before - could you possibly privately e-mail me her phone number? Yours, Dora --- "Charles E. Fies, Retired" <chasfies@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Bill Hawk wrote: > > > "Charles E. Fies, Retired" wrote: > > > > > Dora Smith wrote: > > > > > > > On a 1870's map of Highspire, the > railroad tracks > > > > ran parallel to the river and not far > from it, > > > > the railroad station was in the > southeastern part > > > > of town on this track,.... > > > > I have "On The Main Line", by Edwin P. > Alexander, the story of the Pennsylvania RR in > the 19th century. The book doesn't answer > Dora's question, but does have the following > facts: In > > the chapter on the Philadelphia Division, it > lists two sections to the division: The > Philadelphia and Columbia RR, opened in 1834, > and The Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mt. Joy and > Lancaster > > (a private co. leased for 20 years in 1848 > and again for 999 years in 1861. Schedules for > 1852, 1855, 1875 and 1909 are given. In 1852 > the line stopped at Elizabethtown, in 1855 at > > Conewago, Highspire Sta. is listed in the > 1875 schedule at 99.0 miles from the Phila. > beginning at 32nd and Market Sts. > > > > The 1875 schedule included stops at Baldwin, > 102 mi. and Lochiel, 104 mi. before Harrisburg, > at 105 mi. In 1909, the schedule goes > Highspire, Steelton, Harrisburg. Also in 1909, > the > > road started at Broad St. Sta. in Phila. and > the mileage to Harrisburg is changed to 103.9. > > > > There are many fine pictures in this book, > but none of Highspire. Dillersville Junction > where the two roads came together is shown in > 1888, and there is an 1880's shot of the > Steelton > > switch tower. > > > > Perhaps some of this will jog some of the old > railroaders' memories. > > > > BIll Hawk, Dora Smith, et al: > > JENNY KERN, current resident of the old > Highspire railroad station house/ annex, whose > father was the Freight Line Track Foreman for > the PENNSYLVANIA RailRoad, has a lot to say > about the old Highspire RailRoad stations. > (Note 'stations'; there were two. Passengers > purchased their tickets at the freight station > house, then walked to the small passenger > station > house.) > > We'll talk some more after her kitchen > is cleared up - she's in the middle of a > remodeling job. The old station, attached to > her house, was torn down sometime around 1970. > > Just food for thought for right now. > > Stationmasters she recalls were > KLUCKNER and STONER, and her 1854 MAP shows the > houses, station, and tracks in Highspire > -- > CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/> > BABB - HARTMAN > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html> > DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html> > ERNST-GRUBER > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html> > FIES/FEES Family History Research Site > <http://www.fies-fees.org> > Forgotten Cemeteries > <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html> > FRASCELLA -- > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html> > HARTMAN > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html> > SCHLEGEL-PETERS > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html> > SNYDER-JONES > <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html> > WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html> > ZIMMERMAN lacks source data > > > > ==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== > DAUPHIN COUNTY PA GEN-WEB site > http://www.maley.net/dauphin/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/