Railroads

Advertisements

1877, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Charleston Railway, “Shortline” Box1003 FF1

Pioneer Fastline, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh Box1003 FF1

Pullman Standard, (Ken Hall) Box1003 FF1

Books

“Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway” 1992(Paul Pietrak) Box1003

“Fast Lines:Getting Places During the Years 1800-1880

1990, with Teachers Guide Box1003

“The Official Guide to the Railways” 1910 Box1003

“Wheel and Axle Manual: Standard and Recommended Practice” 1959 Box1003

Book Excerpts

“Baltimore and Ohio Steam”(Mainey) Engine Factory in Butler Box1003 FF2

“Historic Pennsylvania Leaflet No.19”

The Allegheny Portage Railroad, 1957 Box1003 FF2

“Pennsylvania Shortlines” Vol.2, Traditional Shortlines of Pennsylvania

Extent in the 1950's Box1003 FF2

“Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway”(Pietrak, Streamer,

Van Brocklin) Bessemer and Lake Erie Railway Box1003 FF2

“The Wheeling Way” The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Box1003 FF2

Magazines

Classic Trains: The Golden Years of Railroading Box1003 FF3

Winter 2000, Union Pacific's Luxury Train to Denver

Tough Texans in the East: Bessemer's 2-10-45

Bessemer 634

Railfan and Railroad Box1003 FF3

July 1982, Motor Cars to Baldwins to SD39's

Transtar's Steel Hauling Railroads

Rails Northeast Box1003 FF3

June 1978, Accident rates and Equipment diagram

October 1978, Bessemer Lifeline to the Lakes

April 1981, Lower line between Kaylor East and Brady Pa

May 1981, Railroad Map of Butler

March 1982, B&LE Wreck

Railpace Newsmagazine Box1003 FF3

December 1999, Bessemer and Lake Erie mixed freight

November 2000, To the B&LE

December 2000, Transtar Reorganization and B&LE

November 2001, The Allegheny Observer

January 2002, In the Heart of the Rust Belt ISS Rail

February 2002, New B&P Customer Id'd

March 2002, CSX's P&W Subdivision: Part 1The West End

April 2002, B&LE

December 2002, Kinzua Bridge Situation Worsens

February 2003, Bessemer and Lake Erie Tunnel Motors

Millennium Diamonds on District 4

Two Routes Through Greenville

The Sentinel Box1003 FF3

4th

Quarter 1997, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Through Pittsburgh

3rd

Quarter 2002, Society in Action

Trains: the Magazine of Railroading Box1003 FF3

September 1957, 9035 Hoppers and a Hotshot

Traction Heritage ,The Pittsburgh and Butler St. Railway Co. II Box1003 FF3

Maps

Bessemer and Lake Erie Plan of Hillard Branch November 1902 Box1003 FF4

Butler with Surrounding Counties Box1003 FF4

Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railway Co. May1925 Box1003 FF4

Lake Erie Box1003 FF4

North Duffy Road Box1003 FF4

Railway Map of Butler County Box1003 FF4

Miscellaneous

April 1925, Patterson Civil Service Exams

2001.020 Box1003 FF5

August 1900 Date book, with Butler Steel Railway start date Box1003 FF5

March 1989, Letter from Howard C. Spithaler Box1003 FF5

“Our Corner of the World” (Deanna Sanner) Box1003 FF5

Train Rules with Time Table, Karns City and Butler Railroad

1996.40 Box1003 FF5

Western Allegheny Conductor Receipt Box1003 FF5

Newspapers

Butler Eagle Box1003 FF6

September 1939 “Butler Foxburg Train Makes Final Rub”

July 1950 “ Street Cars are Only a Memory Now to Residents

of Butler and Vicinity”

September 1950 “In Early Days of Railroading”

March 1964 “Early Butler County Railroad History Chronicled in

New Book”

September1964 “Old Photo Recalls Days of Narrow Gauge

Railroad During Parker's Oil Prosperity”

January 1971 “ Rail History Milestone Letters”

1976 “Centennial Addition “Railroads Played a Vital Role in County's

Early Development”

August 1993 “Railroads played a major role in Development of Butler County”

“Crews Work Other Side of Tracks”

March 1994 “UTU Strike against Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad”

December 1995 “End of Line for the Little Red Cabbage”

March 1996 “B&P Welcomes New Addition”

November 2002 “Landowners Buy Farmer Rail Line”

August 2003 “Manes and Trains”

Photos

Back view of Lucida Station and Car Box1003 FF7

Black and White of Engines 16 and 844 Box1003 FF7

Butler County Railroads Thomas Taber Collection 2006.022 Box1003 FF7

Car A924 C&O Box1003 FF7

Engine 109, Pittsburgh-Mars Oversize Box 1

Grade Crossing Lyndora looking West from RT8 1941 Box1003 FF7

Harrisville Undergrade Looking East Dec.1941 Box1003 FF7

Harrisville Undergrade Looking East (underbridge) Box1003 FF7

Harrisville Undergrade Looking East (Far away) Box1003 FF7

Harrisville Undergrade Looking North Dec. 1941 Box1003 FF7

Harrisville Undergrade Looking South Dec. 1941 Box1003 FF7

Harrisville Undergrade Looking West Dec. 1941 Box1003 FF7

Lyndora Bridge 1900 Engine104 Box1003 FF7

Machine Shop Viaduct and Pine Building Aug. 1951 Box1003 FF7

Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler, and Newcastle Car Box1003 FF7

Train Station Lucida with car A924 Box1003 FF7

Traveling Crane Crossing P&W Track Box1003 FF7

Railroad Track in front of House Box1003 FF7

Railroad Crossing Sign Lucida Box1003 FF7

West Penn Railroad Engine 7770, 1978 Oversize Box 1

Winifield Photos

Winfield Railroad Engine 100 w/ Flags 2001.005.001 Oversize Box 1

Engine 2113 at Station 2001.005.002 Oversize Box 1

Work Train 90756 Derailment 2001.005.003 Oversize Box 1

Engine 100 (Harry Keener) 2001.005.004 Oversize Box 1

Engine 100 (John Buckets) 2001.005.005 Oversize Box 1

March 1904 Workers on Train Tracks 2001.005.006 Oversize Box 1

Engine 102 at Station (Joe Milk, Paul Shearer,

Charles Shields) 2001.005.007 Oversize Box 1

Workers with car 3609 2001.005.008 Box1003 FF8

Compressing Station 1915 2001.005.009 Box1003 FF8

Compressing Station Philadelphia Co. 2001.005.0010 Box1003 FF8

Workers (S.N. McClymonds, Al Mainhurt)

2001.005.0011 Box1003

Workers with Car 3609 in Frame 2001.005.012 Box1003 FF8

Tracks with Three Workers 2001.005.013 Box1003 FF8

Winifield Engine No.5 2001.005.014 Box1003 FF8

Engine and Car 2001.005.015 Box1003 FF8

Winifield Railroad Engine No.5 2001.005.016 Box1003 FF8

Red Winifield Car 2001.005.017 Box1003 FF8

Winifield Car On Tracks 2001.005.018 Box1003 FF8

Car With Three Workers (Richard Shields, Harry Shields)

2001.005.019 Box1003 FF8

Engine No.5 with Cars 2001.005.020 Box1003 FF8

Engine No.5 with Cars in Valley 2001.005.021 Box1003 FF8

Engine No.5 with Cars 2001.005.022 Box1003 FF8

Engine No.5 with Three Workers in Valley

2001.005.023 Box1003 FF8

Black and White Engine 2001.005.024 Box1003 FF8

Postcard (Alan Law, Clyde McClymond, Harlan Smetzler,

Vic Aubrey) 2001.005.025 Box1003 FF8

Engine 4 “4 Spot” Last Steam Engine Online

2001.005.026 Box1003 FF8

Engine 6426 2001.005.027 Box1003 FF8

Paddy Car with Three Workers 2001.005.028 Box1003 FF8

Engine 101 with Flags 2001.005.029 Box1003 FF8

Tickets

April 1941 Pittsburgh Railroad Co. Box1003 FF9

Conneaut Lake Special Train Box1003 FF9

Harmony Shortline Motor Transportation Co. Box1003 FF9

Pennsylvania Railroad Co. March 1915 Box1003 FF9

Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway Co. Butler Shortline April 1916 Box1003 FF9

Time Tables

Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company 1925 Box1003 FF10

Buff Roche and Pittsburgh January 1910 Box1003 FF10

Harmony Route Box1003 FF10

Parker and Karns City Railroad and Karns City and Butler Railroad Box1003 FF10

Train Wreck

Allegheny County, Craigsville October 1921

Butler, Rochester, and Pittsburgh 321 Box1003 FF11

Bessemer Train Wreck January 1982 Box1003 FF11

Black Lick Creek Bridge Box1003 FF11

CD of Pictures of Bessemer Train Wreck January 1982 Box1003 FF11

Copies of Pictures from CD Box1003 FF11