Chambersburg, Greencastle and Waynesboro Street Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1903–1932 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) |
The Chambersburg, Greencastle & Waynesboro Street Railway, now defunct, was an American
Origins
Tracks were first laid in
The CG&W met the Hagerstown Railway, later the
"Union Station" was the junction of the Greencastle and Waynesboro trolley lines and the Hagerstown line in Shady Grove. The Hagerstown line approached Shady Grove from the south and ended along the east side of the building which is now the Shady Grove post office where it met the Greencastle and Waynesboro lines. The "Union Station" ticket office and building was a small white building right beside and on the east side of the Hagerstown tracks.[1]
Because of the broad gauge, it could not carry rail freight, so it was denied a revenue source available to
Gauge
The CG&W used a 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
See also
- Chambersburg and Gettysburg Electric Railway
- Chambersburg and Shippensburg Railway
- Cumberland Railway (Pennsylvania)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87095-034-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-4014-2.