Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
We have compiled over 1,400 newspaper articles that mention the Ligonier Valley Railroad, or related subjects. The articles were originally published starting in 1873 and our collection runs through 1995. Enjoy!
Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, July 18, 1906
The Ligonier Valley Railroad Extension
Preparations To Build The Road To The New Wilpen Coal Works
The Work To Begin At Once
Preparations Going On, Scoops, Plows And Other Implements On Ground, Mr. Hermann, Of Latrobe, Has Contract Of Grading Road Work At Wilpen Progressing And Mining And Building Of Ovens Will Soon Make Business Hum.
A car load of scoops, shovels and other implements for railroad construction has been
brought to Ligonier and stood on the tie siding at foot of Vincent street last Monday night preparatory to being taken out to be used in the extension of the Ligonier Valley Railroad to the new coal and coke works on the Lytle farm about five miles north of town and known as the Wilpen works of the Shenango Furnace Co. Work will be proceeded with at once both on the extension of the road and the construction of the new coal works at Wilpen. We expect great activity along this line in the near future that will put new activity into the financial affairs of this section.