The Shuman Town Tunnel on The Catawissa Branch of the Reading Railroad Lines


Just Purchased the Rupert Bridge & Shuman Tunnel

Shumantown is between Mainville & Ringtown Pa.

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The Catawissa Side North

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The Ringtown Side South

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This is South of the tunnel at Long Hollow
One of the fills, I'll be doing a story on this with early photo's at a later date!
It was the Catawissa Railroad bridges which brought the greatest fame and were long talked about by those who saw them or made the trip across them in the days of early passenger service.

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CATAWISSA RAILROAD COMPANY

I'm working to establish a 2.1-miles 4.3 miles more or less, bike and pedestrian path using the old Catawissa railroad line from the Station to the Rupert bridge and at Shuman tunnel. I been working on this since 1979 with no outside funds! One of the reasons I live above a garage, instead of a $50,000 log cabin

 

 

The history of these bridges at: http://CABOOSENUT.COM
Walter Gosciminski

Catawissa Historical Train Station

E-mail:

THE CATAWISSA RAIL ROAD CO. AND WHISTLE STOP FENCE
119 Pine Street
Catawissa, Pa. 17820
Voice 570-356-2675
Fax  570-356-7876