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