. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. Charles I. Fuller The prs3 nt P. R. R. ag;Dt at Mjjnt Uaion 216 cated 907 feet above the sea; Al-toona is 237 miles west of Philadel-phia and is situated at an elevation of1178 feet. EARLY DAYS OF MOUNT UNION. The first Pennsylvania RailroadAgent at Mount Union was Joseph , who came here just after thorailroad was opened for business. Atthat time it was a one-track line withsidings located at various points, ^.twas not very long after the railroadwas opened until business developedto such a degree that a two-ti^ack linewas e
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. Charles I. Fuller The prs3 nt P. R. R. ag;Dt at Mjjnt Uaion 216 cated 907 feet above the sea; Al-toona is 237 miles west of Philadel-phia and is situated at an elevation of1178 feet. EARLY DAYS OF MOUNT UNION. The first Pennsylvania RailroadAgent at Mount Union was Joseph , who came here just after thorailroad was opened for business. Atthat time it was a one-track line withsidings located at various points, ^.twas not very long after the railroadwas opened until business developedto such a degree that a two-ti^ack linewas established. The old line passedthrough the center of Mount tracks are still lying today, butare used for the storai,e of cars andfor shifting purposes only. The first station here was a smallbuilding located in the vicinity of theformer P. R. R. station now EastBroad Top station. This pioneer sta-tion was burned down, and for awhile a temporary structure was builtnear to whsre .Jefferson Street crossesthe old line of tracks today. The tliirdstati
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