Coal Mining – Plane Engineering
An undated photograph of a pair of railroad tracks used to move coal up and down a mountain. The system was known as a “plane.” The photo appeared in the […]
The Wreck at the Barry Railroad Station, 1891
A fatal accident occurred on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near the railroad station at Barry, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on the evening of March 28, 1891. From the […]
Gordon – Engine House Gang, 1907
A 1907 photograph of the engine house gang of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, standing on and around Engine #1113. None of the individuals are identified. […]
Gordon – Hobert Street Looking North
An undated photo post card image of Hobert Street, looking north, Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
A Locomotive of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad
A photograph taken some time after 1909 of a locomotive and tender belonging to the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad which was a proposed line from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Gordon, […]
Proposed Lykens Valley Electric Railway, 1908
A cut from a map showing a proposed electric railway from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1908. In this time period “electric railway” was synonymous with […]
Gordon – Roman Catholic Church
An undated colorized post card image of Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church, Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Gordon Post Office, 1913
The stamped corner of a penny post card with circular date stamp of the post office at Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1913, 6 P. M. ______________________________ Corrections and […]