| Here is page 22 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the ninth page of a ten-page story by Mr. Edwin P. Alexander entitled "Beginnings of a Railroad." Top Photo Caption: "The first Pennsylvania Railroad bridge acorss the Susquehanna at Rockville, above Harrisburg, was this structure with wooden spans built on the Heur plan and supported on masonry piers. It was partly destroyed by fire in 1868 and rebuilt. Iron trusses replaced it in 1877, and stone masonry in 1902." Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The main line (at Conemaugh, Pa.) in Civil War days was a line of stub switches and light rail." |
| Date:
4/13/1946 |
Location:
Rockville, PA Map  |
Views:
181 |
Collection Of:
 
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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| Picture Categories: Bridge,Steam,Track |
This picture is part of album: PRR: "Trains" Centennial Issue ~ April 1946 |