Did the Reading RR have anything to do with the B&O Shenandoah? Thanks.
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@Mark V. Spadaro posted:Did the Reading RR have anything to do with the B&O Shenandoah? Thanks.
Mark:
B&O controlled the Reading which, in turn, controlled the Jersey Central. Since this train ran between Jersey City and Chicago; CNJ and Reading would have handled it between Jersey City and Philadelphia. B&O power would almost certainly have pulled the train though.
Curt
Ok, thanx, Curt. The PSA on my RK Reading Northern is for the Shenandoah, and it had me puzzled.
Mark:
After you mentioned your Reading and Northern engine; I got to thinking that mention of Shenandoah could be referring to Shenandoah, PA, a small mining town in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania. Reading and Northern has a branch line that serves Shenandoah, PA.
The B&O Shenandoah, while it traveled over a portion of the Reading, didn’t (to my knowledge anyhow) serve Reading Terminal in Philadelphia. Rather it called at B&O’s Chesnut Street Station in Philadelphia. For this reason, my money is on the PSA being related to Shenandoah, PA.
Curt
Curt - sorry for not clearly delineating that the loco is a Northern, and not part of the RR name. IIRC, the PSA plays….now arriving on track blah blah, train number blah blah, The Shenandoah.
Ah! Ok. Now I understand. I was reading it Reading & Northern not a Reading Northern. Sometimes I wonder if English is really my native language. 😉
Curt
