Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 95, no. 1
Notes
The Atglen and Susquehanna was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a freight only line avoiding the passenger branch that went through Lancaster. It was also known as the "A and S", the "Low Grade" or the "Enola branch". It may have once been part of a larger plan to have a low grade railroad from the east coast of the U.S. all the way to the midwest.
Quarryville, PA (342 W. Fritz Ave., Quarryville 17566)
Publisher
Lancaster Chapter, NRHS,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes
Map of electrified lines for the Pennsylvania Railroad on inside front cover.
Summary
"When the Pennsylvania Railroad decided that a better locomotive was needed to take the reins from the P5a's as the chief electric locomotives, it immediately went to work. Within months, the GG1 and R1 were designed, built and tested. In selecting the GG1, the Standard Railroad of the World chose a design that would exceed even its expectation, outliving the Pennsy and its sad successor, Penn Central." [foreword]
