Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Railroad
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The railroad of the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, herein called the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, is a partly double-track line extending from Harrisburg to Shippensburg, Pa., a distance of 45.856 miles, including a branch from Shippensburg to Lurgan, Pa., and short branches at Cleversburg and Boiling Springs, Pa.
- CORPORATE HISTORY
The Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh was incorporated August 12, 1890, under the general laws of Pennsylvania. [...]
| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, Aug. 12, 1890. | |
| 2 | The Harrisburg Terminal Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, June 3, 1889. | Consolidated with 3 to form 1, Aug. 12, 1890. |
| 3 | The Harrisburg and Shippensburg Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, July 23, 1890. | Consolidated with 2 to form 1, Aug. 12, 1890. |
| 4 | Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad Company. | See 5. | Sold at foreclosure and conveyed to 3, July 22, 1890. |
| 5 | Miramar Iron Company. | Special act of Pennsylvania, May 30, 1870. | Name changed to 4, Dec. 4, 1871. |
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The mileage owned by the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, amounting to 45.856 miles, was acquired by consolidation and construction as follows:
- Consolidation of—
- The Harrisburg and Shippensburg Railroad Company—
- Shippensburg Bowmansdale Aug. 13, 1890 32.02
- Branch lines 2.95
- The Harrisburg Terminal Railroad Company-
- Bowmansdale (in course of construction when acquired). Harrisburg Aug. 13, 1890 9.00
- The Harrisburg and Shippensburg Railroad Company—
- Construction:
- [?] 1.85
- Total 45.82
- Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation .036
- Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 45.856
Construction of the 9 miles of road between Bowmansdale and Harrisburg was begun by The Harrisburg Terminal Railroad Company and was completed and placed in operation by the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh in 1891.