 Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown, West Virginia This new station was built by N&W after much lobbying by the town. On New Year's Eve 1890, Shepherdstown received an electric crossing signal bell. to Hagerstown requesting assistance using the railroad telegraph. N&W responded by loading a new auto-truck from the First Hagerstown Hose Company onto a flat car and rushing it to Shepherdstown on a special train. The 17-mile trip, from Hagerstown to Lemon's elevator in Shepherdstown, took 24-minutes, an astounding time considering the multiple sharp turns and steep grades the special train encountered along the way. |
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