Last Updated
July 8, 2010
If you are looking for
information regarding
a former P&LE
employee . . .
The Pittsburgh & Lake
Erie Railroad Historical
Society does not possess
or have access to the
personnel records of the
P&LE or it's subsidiary
railroads.
Please contact
The United States Railroad
Retirement Board
Office of Public Affairs
844 North Rush
Chicago IL, 60611-22092
(312) 751-4500
The Retirement
Board Web site
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Welcome to the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Historical Society
web site. We hope that you will find many interesting and informative
items on these pages, and will come back to visit us often.
July 7, 2010
The latest issue of The Little
Giant, the magazine of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Historical
Society, is a special triple issue focusing on the boxcars of the P&LE.
The 76 page triple issue covers 17 classes of P&LE boxcars from 1910
to 1975. With 84 photos (26 of which are color), Larry Kline has compiled
a fantastic reference tool for modelers and railroad historians alike!
Take a look at what's covered in this Special Issue of "The Little
Giant":
- Double sheathed, steel underframe boxcars built in 1910-11
- Double sheathed, steel underframe Automobile cars built in 1917
- USRA single sheathed boxcars built in 1919
- Double sheathed, steel underframe boxcars rebuilt from coke cars in 1923
- NYC/USRA design steel boxcars built in 1929
- Steel boxcars rebuilt from USRA single sheathed boxcars in 1934-37
- Steel Automobile cars rebuilt from wood Automobile cars in 1936
- ARR pre-war design steel boxcars built in 1940-41
- Steel 50' boxcars built in 1941
- ARR post-war design steel boxcars built in 1949-52
- Despatch Shops inside post XL and RBL boxcars built in 1961-64
- Despatch Shops outside post XL and RBL boxcars built in 1964-1966
- 50' boxcars stretched from 40' boxcars in 1965-71
- Stretched and rehabilitated boxcars from 1970-71
- SEICO outside post boxcars built in 1975
COMING EVENTS:
Would you like to talk to us in person? The PLERRHS will be attending
these up coming events:
4th Thursday of every Month, 7:30pm
PLERRHS Monthly Meeting
Rocky's II
1562 Island Ave
McKees Rocks, PA Map
A forum to get together and talk about anything and everything P&LE
related.
Meeting is open to the public - PLERRHS membership not required to attend.
Our Goals
This web site exists for everyone who is interested in the Pittsburgh
& Lake Erie Railroad. We are here to provide a service to you - but
to continue to make this site grow, we need your help. Do you
have original images of either the prototype railroad or a model that
you've built, drawings of any sort, or if your a former employee and have
an interesting story to tell, please share these items with everyone who
considers the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad to truly be The
Little Giant!
Do you have any ideas on how to make this web site better? We welcome
all suggestions and comments.
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