Karl G. Roebling - Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad - Stoc For Sale

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Karl G. Roebling - Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad - Stoc:
$300.00

Karl G. Roebling Karl G. Roebling, Engineer, signs for John A. Roebling's Sons Co. As early as 1857, John Roebling had suggested to the NY City authorities the possibility of a bridge over the East River. Appointed chief engineer, plans were approved early in 1869. While working at the proposed bridge site in June 1869, he received the injury from which he died. His son Washington Augustus did see the bridge to its successful conclusion in 1883. Handsome stock of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis, of PA, WV, OH, IN and IL, dated 1917. Karl signs at back as President. Superb Condition and accompanied by an old post card of the Brooklyn Bridge. Rare! The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Its common name came from its main line, which began at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, crossed the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and continued west to Bradford, Ohio, where it split into a northern line to Chicago and a southern one through Indianapolis, Indiana, to East St. Louis, Illinois. The Steubenville and Indiana Railroad was chartered February 24, 1848, in Ohio to build west from the Ohio River at Steubenville to the Indiana state line between Willshire and Fort Recovery, via Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.