Pennsylvania HSR

Pennsylvania HSR is a blog that addresses restoring rail passenger service and creation of high speed rail passenger service for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other states. Of great interest is the Keystone Corridor West (Pittsburgh to Harrisburg) and the Keystone Corridor East (Harrisburg to Philadelphia). This is the former mainline of the defunct Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) now owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company (NS) west and Amtrak east.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Idea for Alternative Rail Passenger Vehicle

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Roadrailer Chassis designed to carry 40 foot container. Pictured above is a Roadrailer vehicle prototype built around 1980. Roadrailer v...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Update on the Kink and the 765

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Well, it seems that the August 20, 2012 operation westbound of the 765 steam locomotive was without assistance of the diesel locomotive. Acc...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Kink or the Horseshoe Curve

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On August 13, 2012 the Norfolk Southern Railroad operated a special train with a steam locomotive westbound over the Horseshoe Curve. Here ...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

"Railway Age" Comments 8th World Conference HSR Philladelphia 7/10-13/12

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Comments in the trade journal, "Railway Age" about the 8th World Conference on High Speed Rail held in Philadelphia 7/10-13/12 can...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Comments New York, Pittsburgh and Chicago Route

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What is most interesting about the proposed route for the New York, Pittsburgh and Chicago route is that its location had such favorable gra...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

Low Grade Survey Mid Pennsylvania 1906

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From the New York Times archives, August 14, 1906. The article reports that the President of the Wabash Railroad, Joseph Ramsey, Jr. had ma...

Closer Look 1907 "High Line"

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In 1907 the PRR considered construction of additional capacity from Petersburg, PA to Rockville, PA. Here is a closer look:               ...
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Samuel C. Walker
I grew up near Altoona, PA when the Pennsylvania Railroad cast a wide shadow over the area. That is the basis for my interest in the railroad industry. The Pennsylvania Railroad operated a research and development facility called the "Test Plant." That's the reason for the name of the blog.
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