| Here is the "1895" portion of a pamphlet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "100 Years of Progress in Modern Railroading." Covering the years 1833 to 1933, it was distributed during the Chicago World's Fair of 1933-1934. Partial Text: "It was a State-owned project built to connect the City and Port of Philadelphia with the State system of canals on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, by which the boats were moved to the foot of the Allegheny Mountains at Hollidaysburg, Pa. From that point the canal boats were drawn across the mountains on wheeled trucks, by means of stationary engines and cables, and placed in another canal extending to Pittsburgh. The purpose was to give Philadelphia a commercial route to and from the new West, via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers." |