RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES

Another plane was used to drop down into Columbia on the Susquehanna River. The Danville and Pottsville Railroad between Pottsville and Sunbury was planned for 9 planes. Four were built to climb about 350 feet on the east side of the mountain near Pottsville in 1834. Later a railroad was built paralleling the route with a 2 ½ to 3 percent grade. ................
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