Chambersburg and Shippensburg Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1914–1928 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) |
The Chambersburg and Shippensburg Railway was an interurban trolley system of the early 20th century in south central Pennsylvania. Built in 1914, the line ran from Chambersburg to Shippensburg. The line was abandoned at the same time as much of the nearby Chambersburg, Greencastle and Waynesboro Street Railway, on July 31, 1926.[1]
Had the Cumberland Railway venture from Carlisle to Shippensburg succeeded, there would have been continuous trolley service from Harrisburg to the Mason–Dixon line, where the Shady Grove station provided a transfer to the standard-gauge Hagerstown and Frederick Railway in Maryland.[1]
The C&S used a 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) broad gauge, similar to other Pennsylvania interurban lines.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0804740142.
Categories:
- Defunct Pennsylvania railroads
- Interurban railways in Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- American companies established in 1914
- Railway companies established in 1914
- Railway companies disestablished in 1928
- 5 ft 2½ in gauge railways in the United States
- 1914 establishments in Pennsylvania
- 1928 disestablishments in Pennsylvania