Richard, thanks for that informative (and interesting!) post. I'm likewise pleased that you began this thread.
Getting a handle upon history is often like trying to get a defiant mustang back into the corral. Even with the tremendous efforts made so far to document, compile and then analyze the history of the various anthracite railroads that fascinate us, there's far
more to know -- and most of that, sadly, will likely never be known. I'm happy when someone manages to rescue another handful of insightful data as was shown in this thread. Doubly happy, when it adds to our understanding by modifying or superseding something that's already known previously.
Carry on, folks!
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