7: EC-11 uses all of the power in those locomotives to best
the 3.5% grade up to Kitt Point.
There are six main towns along the line, and a couple of minor
ones. Currently there are 47 industries on the railroad, with a
total capacity of 123 cars. East to west, the towns on the lay-
out are Harrisburg/Enola/Petersburg staging, Gap Junction,
Rockview, East Valley, West Valley, Annville (named for my wife
Ann), Lebanon, Summit, and Pittsburgh/Conway/Shire Oaks
staging. The town of Franklin is on the Cumberland branch, and
is home to the Altoona Brewing Company.
Design and Construction
In 1992 my family and I relocated from the east coast to the
midwest, which was favorable from a housing cost standpoint. I
Pennsylvania & Western RR -
7
MRH-Mar 2013
