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September 2025 Cannonball,
Vol. 45, No. 4

The Cannonball is the official magazine 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:

 
  • Member Information by John M. Muchler
  • A Message from the President by Ken J. Clark
  • The Tenders Behind: Parts 2 & 3 By Nick D'Amore
  • Railroad History
  • Squire Travels 98 Miles to Home 12 Miles Away
  • B & S Trains in 1906
  • Excursion Rates to Coudersport
  • The New B & S Purchase
  • Bridge Girders Arrive
  • Shawmut Has a Bad Wreck
  • Customers Served by the Shawmut in Hornell
  • The Great Additions to the McConnell Mills
  • Machines For Mill in Friendship Wrecked in Explosion
  • Organizer Is Arrested for Arson
  • Clara Smith: The Generous Philanthropist Who Helped Shape Allegany County's Legacy
 
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
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