Book Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: BicyclePA Routes, Rail trails in Pennsylvania, Gettysburg Electric Railway, Ohio River Trail, Great Allegheny Passage, Ghost Town Trail, Schuylkill River Trail, Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route, Pine Creek Rail Trail, East Coast Greenway, List of BicyclePA bicycle routes, Panhandle Trail, Great Shamokin Path, Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Montour Trail, List of rail trails in Pennsylvania, Lower Trail, Pennsylvania, Youghiogheny River Trail, Liberty Bell Trail, Big Savage Tunnel, Beaver River Trail, Perkiomen Trail, Lehigh Gorge Trail, Indian Creek Valley Trail, Struble Trail, Five Star Trail, Sheepskin Trail, Greene River Trail, Switchback Railroad Trail, York County Heritage Rail Trail, Plainfield Township Trail. Excerpt: The Gettysburg Electric Railway was a borough trolley that provided summer access to Gettysburg Battlefield visitor attractions such as military engagement areas, monuments, postbellum camps, and recreation areas (e.g., Wheat-field Park and the Pfeffer baseball diamond). Despite the 1896 Supreme Court ruling under the Takings Clause against the railway, battlefield operations continued until 1916. The trolley generating plant was leased by the Electric Light, Heat, and Power Company of Gettysburg to supply streetlights and homes until electricity was imported from Hanover. The 94-passenger, 14-bench "Brill double-track summer cars" used the main line of 5.7 mi (9.2 km) on 10 minute intervals and were powered by a 150 x 100 ft (46 x 30 m) electric plant with 150 hp (110 kW) Corliss steam engine(s) driving 500 volt Westinghouse railway generator(s). Employees included superintendent Hal J. Gintling, managers Thomas P. Turner & Harry Cunningham; crewmen Charles W Culp Jr, Mr. Grinder, William Shields, George Hughes, Norman Murray, Reuben Rupp, Walter Plank, Harry Robinson; conducters John Thomas, ...