These pictures were taken on March 1, 1898*. The PB&JRR will be relocating to the Nipomo area at the end of this month. Stay tuned for the next incarnation... See the Farewell Open House a few days later. ![]() The Triple-T Mining Company. ![]() The Rasmussen General Store and blacksmith's shop. ![]() The Cora Savidge Elementary School. ![]() The patio was intended to have a platform feel. ![]() A 3-suite office building, including the offices of the PB&J Railroad. ![]() The lumbermill. ![]() The mine with Fosterville to the right. ![]() The Princess Farmstead. ![]() Shamokin station area, downtown. ![]() The recently constructed enginehouse. ![]() Some work buildings at the Shamokin yard. A few more pics... ![]() *For actual year, add 107 [Fosterville Times Press] [PB&JRR home page] |
![]() The water tower out on the mainline. ![]() The Shamokin yard tower as seen from a distance. ![]() The Shamokin yard tower. ![]() The Triple-T Mine. ![]() A shack near the mine. ![]() The industrial leg of the railroad. ![]() The hobo encampment. ![]() The house at the Princess Farmstead. ![]() The Fosterville depot. ![]() The barn at the farmstead. ![]() Before we could run the trains, visitors would have to ring the bell and sound the whistle. Perhaps the neighbors are happy the railroad is relocating... |