A Railroad is Saved - Scranton, PA
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N 41° 24.217 W 075° 39.825
18T E 444519 N 4583776
The production of "T" rails for the railroad was begun to save the New York and Erie Railroad and to finish the line to Binghamton. This sign is by the Iron Furnaces.
Waymark Code: WMVWA8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2017
Views: 2
text: "A Railroad is Saved in 1846 construction of the New York and Erie Railroad had stopped, and the line was faced with Bankruptcy. The State of New York offered to release its claim of $3,000,000 if the road were completed to Binghamton within a specified time. The task seemed impossible since the company could only produce the needed iron rails from England. The firm, then known as Scrantons and Platt, contracted to deliver 12,000 tons of "T" rails within two years. Although the company had never made such a product. Machinery was brought from Philadelphia, and iron "T" rails were rolled here on July 23, 1847. These were among the earliest "T" rails rolled in he nation. The New York and Erie completed its contract four days before the deadline. In 1875 production of steel rails was begun, and by 1890 the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Co. was one of the foremost steel plants in the country."
Group that erected the marker: unknown
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Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
159 Cedar Ave
Scranton, PA US
18505
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