P&S Track Plans
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- Size: 10′ x 30′
- Scale: HO
- Minimum Radius: 27″ mainline (24″ on some spurs and the B&O)
- Minimum Aisle Width: 27″
- Designed by Dan Bourque
The south end of the Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad occupied the west bank of the Allegheny River valley for its last 24 miles from Reesedale to Freeport, Pennsylvania. Along the narrow right-of-way were tipples, numerous industries, interchanges with the B&O and PRR, and the P&S headquarters at Kittaning. Unlike the northern section of the railroad which was marked by tunnels and tall trestles, most of the southern end was water-level with little … Read more →
- Size: 14′ x 24′
- Scale: N
- Minimum Radius: 15″
- Minimum Aisle Width: 27″
- Designed by Dan Bourque
The Pittsburg & Shawmut was a picturesque coal hauler that featured tunnels, high trestles and lots of small loaders nestled in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania. The heart of the P&S in later years was Brookville, PA, a small town that housed maintenance facilities, a small yard and an interchange with the Pennsylvania RR (and later the Penn Central and Conrail). A handful of trains, powered mostly by colorful SW9s, worked out of Brookville making this a great area to … Read more →
- Size: 10′ x 14′
- Scale: HO
- Minimum Radius: 24″
- Minimum Aisle Width: 35″
- Designed by Dan Bourque
Mahoning Yard on the Pittsburg & Shawmut in the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania was where the three-mile long Widnoon Branch (formerly Tidal Branch) split from the mainline along Mahoning Creek. Mahoning was also the dividing point between the two locals that worked the P&S–the Kittanning Local from the south and the Brookville Local from the north. During the 1970s, the branch served two loaders reached via a three percent grade. Additionally, a shorter branch across the creek to Carpentertown served a bank of modern coke ovens later converted to a trump dump tipple.
The Layout
This track plan represents the … Read more →
