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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TRACK CONSTRUCTION FROM 1826 TO 1850

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RAILROAD	ST	1826-30	1831-35	1836-40	1841-45	1846-50	TOTALS	CENSUS

Allegheny Portage RWY	PA		36.66				36.66
Beaver Meadow RR & Coal CO	PA			20.47			20.47	20.47
Cumberland Valley RR	PA			49.00		3.00	52.00	52.00
Danville & Pottsville RR	PA		28.05				28.05	28.05
Delaware & Hudson Canal CO RR	PA	16.50			10.00		26.50	26.50
Erie RR (PA)	PA					42.26	42.26
Franklin RR (PA) Census data includes Franklin RR (MD)	PA			16.00			16.00	22.50
Hazleton & Lehigh RR	PA			8.00			8.00
Lehigh & Susquehanna RR	PA			19.71			19.71	19.71
Little Schuylkill Navigation RR	PA		20.00			3.50	23.50
Lorberry Creek RR	PA			5.13			5.13	5.13
Lykens Valley RR	PA			15.50			15.50	15.50
Mauch Chunk RR	PA	9.00					9.00
Mauch Chunk, Summit Hill & Switc Census data includes Mauch Chunk RR	PA					4.00	4.00	13.00
Mill Creek & Mine Hill Navigatio	PA	8.29					8.29	8.29
Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven RR	PA		17.70	2.50	9.38	9.50	39.08	39.08
Mount Carbon & Port Carbon RR	PA				2.50		2.50	2.50
Mount Carbon RR	PA		6.26				6.26	6.26
Northern Central RWY See York & Maryland Line RR	PA						0.00	22.00
Northern Liberties & Penn Townsh	PA		5.00				5.00
Pennsylvania Coal CO RR	PA					47.00	47.00	47.00
Pennsylvania RR Census data includes Philadelphia & Columbia RR	PA					137.00	137.00	218.14
Philadelphia & Columbia RR	PA		81.14				81.14
Philadelphia & Delaware Counties	PA			19.00			19.00
Philadelphia & Reading RR	PA			77.00	18.00		95.00	95.00
Philadelphia & Trenton RR	PA		28.20				28.20	28.20
Philadelphia, Germantown & Norri	PA		20.20				20.20	20.20
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti See Philadelphia & Delaware Coun	PA						0.00	19.00
Plymouth RR	PA			3.00			3.00
Portsmouth, Mount Joy & Lancaste	PA			36.00			36.00	36.00
Room Run RR	PA		5.26				5.26
Schuylkill Valley RR & Navigatio	PA	9.23			9.23		18.46	18.46
Southwark RR	PA			2.12			2.12
Strasburg RR	PA			4.25			4.25	4.25
Swatara RR	PA				6.00		6.00	6.00
Tioga Navigation CO RR	PA			25.85			25.85	25.85
Union Canal CO's RR	PA	3.50					3.50
West Chester RR	PA		10.25				10.25	10.25
Williamsport & Elmira RR	PA			24.20			24.20
Wrightsville, York & Gettysburg	PA			13.00			13.00	13.00
York & Maryland Line RR	PA			22.00			22.00
		--------	--------	--------	--------	--------	--------	--------
TOTAL FOR TIME PERIOD		46.52	258.72	362.73	55.11	246.26	969.34	822.34

The Census data shown is for the year 1850 as reported in the 1860 Census.

See www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860e-06.pdf (pages 214-229).

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