PS&N Horseshoes

Check out this interesting set of horseshoe curves, including one that nearly loops back on top of itself, on the Pittburg, Shawmut and Northern up by Mt. Jewett, PA.

http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.a ... g&state=PA

(It’s in the northeast corner of the map, go all the way to the right to find the PS&N just below PA Rt 146. You’ll see the one curve passing over Rt 146 and the second one in the valley next to it.)

Has anyone ever hiked these? Are they in a state forest, or private property?

Try searching on Flickr. I know that there's at least one photo of some beautiful stone arches for the stream which bisects the 300 degree horseshoe.

Last I knew, it was private property.

Here's the satellitve view of the Kasson Loop:

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=41.70962,-78 ... 5C%2C%20pa

The PS&N RR Historical Society has started a Facebook page on the PS&N:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/773002846053578/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here's a good pic of Kasson Loop:

http://www.smethporthistory.org/clermon ... g.loop.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You beat me to it on the Smethport history link. Here is another with some local history in it about those who maintained the track:
http://www.erielaw.net/shamut.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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EDIT: here are what I believe are the photos of the 2 spots where a creek goes through the 2 sections of fill in the big loop that Russ is referring to:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cooks_for ... otostream/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cooks_forest/3151451305/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I recently went down to Farmer's Valley and discovered about 1/4 mile of track hidden in the brush!

This is all after the wax factory that the WNY&P RR switches which was on the PS&N.

The mainline and a siding still exists:

http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221118" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; main
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221119" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; main and siding
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221120" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221121" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221122" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221123" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221124" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; main and siding

Phenomenal photos Chris......you have been pretty busy!! Excellent.

Charlie