. Pennsylvania Railroad System ... a description of its main lines and branches, with notes of the historical events which have taken place in the territory contiguous .. . ortant commercial points in Western Pennsylvania. Witha population of 64,642, it is the home of one of the big steel companies,whose plant, extending for several miles along the river, gives employ-ment to over 15,000 men. It also contains other iron and steel works,tin plate mills, street car rail works, planing mills, machine shops, pot-teries, wire, leather and wood works. West of Johnstown, the Conemaugh makes a sharp t
. Pennsylvania Railroad System ... a description of its main lines and branches, with notes of the historical events which have taken place in the territory contiguous .. . ortant commercial points in Western Pennsylvania. Witha population of 64,642, it is the home of one of the big steel companies,whose plant, extending for several miles along the river, gives employ-ment to over 15,000 men. It also contains other iron and steel works,tin plate mills, street car rail works, planing mills, machine shops, pot-teries, wire, leather and wood works. West of Johnstown, the Conemaugh makes a sharp turn around thebase of Laurel Hill, skirting this mountain in the form of an exaggeratedhorse shoe curve. In these thirteen miles, known as Sang Hollow, the high hills on either side of the river, heavily timberedto the waters edge, make a scene that is strikingly beautiful. There areextensive mines of coal and bog iron ore in this section. Just west of NewFlorence Station, the low grade freight line, running to Pittsburgh byway of the Conemaugh Division, crosses the river and parallels the mainline for about ten miles. Bolivar station marks the eastern end of the 25. THE PACK SADDLE Pack Saddle, a deep gorge in the ridge that is very similar to Lewis-town and Jacks Narrows. In the depths of this gorge, the low gradefreight line clings closely to the river bank, while the main line graduallyrises on the opposite side of the enclosing hill to Blairsville Intersection, whence the Conemaugh Division winds downthe hill again to Blairsville, three miles to the north and thence along theConemaugh, Kiskiminetas and Allegheny rivers to Pittsburgh. This wasthe old route of the canal boats that connected with the Portage railroadat Johnstown. There is also a branch to Indiana. The main line continues down the westward side of Chestnut Ridgethrough the valley of the Loyalhanna to Latrobe, a busy coal center and industrial town. Ten miles to thesoutheast Ligonier perpetuates the name of For
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