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Seeking name of railroad & station in Pottsville

Dorothea Brennan Mar 11, 2021 9:12 AM

In roughly 1861, my Great Grandfather, Daniel E. Brennan (born Castleleiny, Co Tipperary, Ireland 1845). emigrated to the US. He paid his own passage. By 1864, when he was 19, he was honored to have his name included on a brass plaque listing him as the (construction) engineer on railroad station house in Pottsville, PA. I am trying to find the name of the railroad and the name of the station house. It was torn down sometime after 1904 when he took his then 19-year-old son, Daniel E. Brennan, Jr (born 1885 Shenandoah, PA) to see the station and plaque.

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Susannah Brooks Mar 11, 2021 12:10 PM (in response to Dorothea Brennan)

Both the Reading Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad had passenger stations in Pottsville. Several other freight lines had stops in Pottsville because of the coal fields. Most passenger train station were just named for the town they were in.
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Lisha Penn Mar 18, 2021 8:09 AM (in response to Dorothea Brennan)
Dear Ms. Brennan,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 50 series in the Records of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Record Group 134) that may contain information about the Pottsville Railroad Station in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The records are not yet digitized and available in the Catalog. For access to and/or copies, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov. Please see Records Relating to North American Railroads by David Pfeiffer, a finding aid for researching railroad records in the National Archives.

We also suggest that you search the websites listed below for research tips and resources for the information you are seeking:

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY RAILROADS
Primary Research: PHMC Railroads of Pennsylvania
Temple University: Pennsylvania Railroad Records
Research Library: Mercer Museum
North Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company records, 1813-1968

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking name of railroad & station in Pottsville

Lisha Penn Mar 18, 2021 9:14 AM (in response to Dorothea Brennan)
Dear Ms. Brennan,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 50 series in the Records of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Record Group 134) that may contain information about the Pottsville Railroad Station in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The records are not yet digitized and available in the Catalog. For access to and/or copies, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov. Please see Records Relating to North American Railroads by David Pfeiffer, a finding aid for researching railroad records in the National Archives.

We also suggest that you search the websites listed below for research tips and resources for the information you are seeking:

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY RAILROADS
Primary Research: PHMC Railroads of Pennsylvania
Temple University: Pennsylvania Railroad Records
Research Library: Mercer Museum
North Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company records, 1813-1968

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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