Gravity Passenger Railway
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Amendments to license granted William Wharton, Jr. for gravity passenger railway, 1894 November 10
Item — Drawer 8.3
Dates:
1894 November 10
Correspondence from William Wharton Jr. to the Fairmount Park Commission "to construct gravity and electric railway in the park" , 1888 February 27
Item — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
1888 February 27
"Design for tunnels under driving roads crossing line of Gravity Railroad", 1890 February 3
Item — Drawer F11, Folder: 1.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1890 February 3
Gravity Railroad. "Crossing of Railroad over present bridge at Lansdowne Valley", 1890 February 3
Item — Drawer F11, Folder: 1.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1890 February 3
"Gravity Railroad design for bridge at Fountain Road", 1890 February 11
Item — Drawer F11, Folder: 1.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1890 February 11
Gravity Railroad. "Design for bridge at Montgomery Ave", 1890 February 11
Item — Drawer F11, Folder: 1.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1890 February 11
"Gravity Railroad showing revised location of Belmont Ave to Point B on Lansdowne Valley", 1890 February 3
Item — Drawer F11, Folder: 1.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1890 February 3
Letter from William Wharton Jr. submitting further amendments for gravity and trolley railway, 1894 October 13
Item — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
1894 October 13
Letter to the Fairmount Park Commission from William Wharton, Jr., William Sellers, Henry Houston, and others asking for permission to construct and operate a gravity railroad within the park, 1880 April 23
Item — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
1880 April 23