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1960s Erie And Pittsburgh Railroad Company
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Stock Code EPR01 |
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Unissued certificate from the
1960s for shares of
capital stock of par value $50 each in this railroad company.
Printed signatures of R C Lipley, Treasurer, and the President of
the company. Vignette of a train passing a tower at Roberts siding,
located between West Middlesex and New Castle. Ornate blue border.
Certificate size is
20 cm high x 30 cm wide (8.5" x 12.5"). It will be mounted in a mahogany
frame, with gold inlay, size 30 cm high x 40 cm wide.
About This Company
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Framed Certificate Price : £57.50
Certificate Only Price : £17.50 |
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About This Company
The Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad was chartered in 1858 and
was completed in 1864 between New Castle and Girard Junction, with trackage
rights obtained from the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern to access Erie. In
1870, the Pennsylvania Railroad leased the E&P for 999 years. While under
lease, the company continued to exist, receiving lease payments from the PRR
and later the Penn Central.
During most of its life, the line hauled coal from the
lines south of Pittsburgh to the docks in Erie. The line also supported the
heavy industry in New Castle and the Wheatland/Farrell/Sharon area. North of
Jamestown, there were few online industries.
Not long after Penn Central was formed, a connection was
added at Jamestown that allowed northbound trains to use the ex-NYC
Stoneboro Branch to reach Ashtabula. The connection spelled the end of the
northern part of the E&P, as the line was abandoned north of Jamestown in
the early 1970s. By 1972 the diamond with the Norfolk & Western at Thornton
Junction had been removed. After Conrail was formed, the line between the
north end of New Castle and Wheatland was put out of service, along with
much of the line from Sharpsville to Jamestown.
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