June 2015 Cannonball, Vol. 35, No. 3

The Cannonball is the official newsletter published by the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad Historical Society. Your $20 annual Membership fee delivers five issues to your door throughout the year. This issue includes:

Special 20 page edition!!

Member Information by John Muchler

Railroad Trivia by John Muchler

One-Time Shawmut Customer Again Brewing Local Suds

Early St. Marys and Some of its People

Death of Lawrence Joseph Mullaney

Coal Mines of the Shawmut Mining Company by Ken Clark

Track Chart Trivia

Modelers' Corner

Shawmut Grade Gets a Second Life by Ken Clark

Angelica Coal Tipple Falls

January 2025	Vol. 45, No. 1 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
March 2025	Vol. 45, No. 2 issue of the Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
May 4, 2025	Annual Meeting. 1PM at the Fairgrounds in Angelica.	Departed
June 2025	Vol. 45, No. 3 issue of the Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
July 12, 2025	Work Day at the museum, 1-5 PM. Come volunteer to get the museum ready for Fair Week.	Departed
July 14-19, 2025	Fair Week. All equip- ment and the museum will be open to the public daily, 12 Noon-8PM duing the Allegany County Fair, Angelica, NY	Departed
Sept. 2025	Vol. 45, No. 4 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
Sept. 21, 2025	Annual Shawmut Days in St. Marys, PA at the Bucksgahuda & Western Railroad. Find the railroad by traveling south on route 255 from downtown St. Marys. The street is Gillen Crossing Road with a very tall and easy to miss sign.	Departed
Nov. 2025	Vol. 45, No. 5 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Arriving Soon
Jan. 2026	Vol. 46, No. 1 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	On Schedule

MISSION STATEMENT:

OUR PURPOSE IS THE DISCOVERY, PRESERVATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT & NORTHERN RAILROAD AND ITS PREDECESSORS IN NEW YORK STATE AND PENNSYLVANIA AND THE BUSINESSES AND AREAS THESE RAILROADS SERVED.