Gettysburg Railroad

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Gettysburg Railroad Station of was used as a hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg
Overview
LocalePennsylvania
Dates of operation1851 (1851)–1871 (1871)
SuccessorSusquehanna, Gettysburg and Potomac Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

The Gettysburg Railroad was a

Susquehanna, Gettysburg & Potomac Railway line in 1870, the tracks between Gettysburg and Hanover Junction became part of the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad in 1874, the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway in 1886, and the Western Maryland Railway in 1917. Today, its line is part of the CSX Hanover Subdivision
.

History

For the connecting east-west tracks between Hanover Junction and Hanover, Pennsylvania, see Hanover Branch Railroad.

On March 4, 1851, Robert McCurdy, Josiah Benner, and Henry Myers secured a charter for the Gettysburg Railroad Company.

Gettysburg Railroad Station contracted in the fall[7] opened in May 1859 after the railroad had been the site of a New Oxford riot at the end of December 1858.[8]

Civil War

On June 27 prior to the 1863

Rock Creek bridge was demolished by Confederate forces. On November 18, 1863, President Lincoln used the line to attend the consecration of the Soldiers' National Cemetery where he delivered the Gettysburg Address.[9]

Successors

The Susquehanna, Gettysburg and Potomac Railway purchased the Gettysburg Railroad on January 20, 1871.[10] That company was consolidated with the Hanover Branch Railroad in 1874 to create the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad. The Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad was consolidated with the Bachman Valley Railroad in 1886 to form the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway. The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway was one of many companies consolidated in 1917 to create the Western Maryland Railway.[11] In 1973, the Western Maryland became a part of the Chessie System, which later became CSX Transportation on November 1, 1980.

See also

  • List of defunct Pennsylvania railroads

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Bennett, Gerald (2006) [1999]. The Gettysburg Railroad Station: A Brief History. Gettysburg Railroad Station Restoration Project. pp. 4–6.
  2. ^ a b Poor, Henry V (1860). "Gettysburg Railroad". History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States. New York: John H. Schultz and Co. p. 443. Retrieved May 10, 2011 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Shaffer, Roger E. "The Hanover Branch Railroad (The Old Branch)". HanoverJunction.net. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Baer, Christopher T. "PRR Chronology, 1858" (PDF). A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context. Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "The Gettysburg Railroad: Two Daily Trains". The Adams Sentinel. September 27, 1858.
  6. Baltimore American
    story. December 18, 1858. Retrieved May 10, 2011 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Railroad Report: To The Stockholders Of The Gettysburg Railroad Company". The Adams Sentinel. January 17, 1859. Retrieved May 10, 2011 – via Google News Archives. The Grading and Bridging of the road was completed by Messrs Irwin & Taylor … During the fall a contract was concluded with Messrs. Warner of Gettysburg for the erection of an Engine-house, a Freight-House and a Passenger station at Gettysburg. … ground from Messrs. 'Doersom & Codori [for the houses] and from Geo. W. McClellan, for the passenger station on the Corner of Carlisle and Railroad street
  8. ^ "Riot on a Railroad". The Sun. Baltimore. January 1, 1859. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google search synopsis.
  9. ^ "The Gettysburg Address (Library of Congress Exhibition)". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 1995-01-12. Retrieved July 6, 2005.
  10. ^ ICC (1932), p. 145.
  11. ^ ICC (1932), p. 61.

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