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Welcome to the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad with over 100 years of railroading history through the beautiful countryside of western Pennsylvania, USA. This personal site began May 16, 1997 for the purpose of sharing history, news, and photos about the P&S RR and is not affiliated with the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad Company, Genessee & Wyoming, Inc., or the the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, present operator. The G&W corporate site is at www.gwrr.com
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In October 1995 the fall colors were starting to appear during a time the colors on the Shawmut had changed to a mix of red, white, and blue along with black, red, and silver in this view where PA routes 28 and 66 cross the Shawmut where the railroad Mahoning Creek at Colwell in another shot from David Bear. More color changes were to come in a few short months as in April 1996 the SHAWMUT LINES would take on the orange, yellow, and black of G&W. (Updated 7/22/08)
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THE PITTSBURG & SHAWMUT RAILROAD
BRIEF HISTORY - THE PITTSBURG & SHAWMUT RAILROAD RUNS FROM BROCKWAY, PA SOUTH TO FREEPORT, PA AND IS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH THE PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT, AND NORTHERN (IT'S PARENT) WHICH RAN FROM BROCKWAY, PA NORTH INTO NEW YORK, THE P.S.&N WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 1947. THE P&S WAS BUILT AS AN EXPANSION OF THE PS&N TO CONNECT WITH THE PITTSBURG AREA. THE P&S WAS MAINLY A COAL HAULING SHORTLINE, BUT UNTIL THE 1930'S PASSENGER TRAINS AND DOODLEBUGS WERE A MAJOR PART OF THE SHAWMUT. VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF FREIGHT ALSO MOVED ON THE LINE.
IN 1989 THE P&S PURCHASED THE 10 MILE LINE FROM SLIGO TO LAWSONHAM FROM CONRAIL WHICH BECAME THE RED BANK RAILROAD. IN 1991 THEY PURCHASED THE 110 MILE LINE FROM LAWSONHAM TO DRIFTWOOD ALSO FROM CONRAIL AND THAT BECAME THE MOUNTAIN LAUREL. IN APRIL 1996 THE PITTSBURG & SHAWMUT, RED BANK, AND MOUNTAIN LAUREL WERE PURCHASED BY GENESSEE & WYOMING, INC., A COMPANY THAT MANAGES MANY RAILROADS AROUND THE WORLD. MANY CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE YEARS, AND YOU WILL READ ABOUT THEM HERE!
MAIN SITE FEATURES (INFO AND PHOTOS) CLICK HERE
LATEST NEWS - CLICK HERE
WHATS NEW? - CLICK HERE (SITE UPDATE LOG)
P&S RR HISTORICAL SOCIETY - ALSO VISIT THE PITTSBURG & SHAWMUT RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEB SITE AT: http://users.adelphia.net/~psrrhs (The virtual tour is great! MEMBERSHIP TO THE P&S HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS $10 PER YEAR WHICH INCLUDES THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER SHAWMUT Lines. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEND AN EMAIL TO THE P&S RR HS BY CLICKING HERE
THANKS FOR VISITING!
DENNIS SNYDER, WINTER PARK, FL (FOR MORE ABOUT ME CLICK HERE)
TO EMAIL DENNIS: DLSWPFL@AOL.COM
LINKS TO OTHER SITES OF INTEREST - CLICK HERE
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