Nov. 2017 Cannonball, Vol. 37, No. 5

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

A Message from the President By Ken Clark

Original Shawmut Mining Company House Doors

September Museum Open House for the Boy Scouts

President's Perspective on the Nile, NY Wreck, 105 years later

Member Information by John Muchler

The Swains Branch by John Muchler

Swains Junction in 1900-01 by John Muchler

Interchange Switch at Swains Junction by John Muchler

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.