On railroads mileposts (including tenth of miles) are a vital part of operations for location of places, reporting problems, and endless other items. Along with that many spots along the P&S had “call signs,” i.e. abbreviations for locations, stations, businesses, strategic spots, etc.. Here are some of the P&S Call Signs.
- Mile Station or Siding – Call Sign
- 00 Brockway Glass – BG
- 01 Doan Dock – DN
- 02 P&S Dock – PN
- 0.0 Brockway – RY
- 1.0 Dellwood – DW
- 4.4 Smith Summit – SS
- 5.6 Beechton – BN
- 7.2 Sugar Hill – SH
- 8.5 Reitz Rd Crossing – RE
- 10.1 Allen Mills – NA
- 15.0 Sulger – SG
- 20.9 Brookville – BV
- 21.1 Old Scale – OS
- 22.8 Rayard – RD
- 24.3 Conifer Branch – RA (Norman)
- 27.2 Tait – A
- 29.2 Knoxdale – KO
- 33.9 East Branch – EB
- 36.3 Coulter – CT
- 38.2 Sprankle Mills – SN
- 40.2 Mauk – MA
- 42.3 Dora – DA
- 42.6 Ringgold – RG
- 44.6 Timblin – MI
- 46.0 Markle New – MK
- 46.0 Markle Old – MO
- 46.5 Harman – HA
- 47.6 McWilliams – MC
- 48.3 Volomite – VO
- 49.7 Eddyville – EV
- 51.5 Pine Run – PR
- 52.8 Putneyville – VS
- 54.1 Oakland – OD
- 55.8 Colwell – CL
- 55.9 Reid Mine – RL
- 56.0 Reddco – RC
- 60.4 Mahoning – MX
- 60.4 Carpentertown – CC
- 62.9 Henley – HN
- 63.4 F&E Tipple – FE
- 63.5 Reesedale – RS
- 63.7 Kittanning Brick – KB
- 63.9 Morrison – MN
- 66.1 Dickey – DY
- 68.5 Limestone Siding – LS
- 68.6 Bridgeburg – G
- 69.8 Limestone – LI
- 70.7 Surrey – SR
- 70.8 Frampton – FR
- 71.2 Mohican – F
- 71.7 Strong – ST
- 73.8 Kittanning – KG
- 74.1 Linde – LE
- 74.5 Swallow – SW
- 77.6 West Ford CIty – FC
- 79.6 Cadogan – CG
- 83.1 Clinton – CN
- 85.2 Walker – WK
- 88.0 Freeport – FP
- Branches
- Conifer
- Norman – RA – entry point
- Cherokee – CH 2.7 from RA
- Goshen – GN 3.2 from RA
- Mosgrove
- Limestone – LI – entry point
- West Mosgrove – WM – 1.4 mile from LI
