“View of railroad track across the Susquehanna, at Havre De Grace, Maryland, on the ice.”
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Lithograph by Thomas S. Sinclair of Philadelphia, after the drawing by F. F. Schell, features a view of the railroad track across the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace in Maryland. At this date, the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Company had no bridge across the Susquehanna; passengers and freight were being ferried across the steamer Susquehanna. During the severely cold winter of 1852, the Susquehanna River froze from bank to bank, and the management resorted to the unusual expedient depicted in the picture. The track laid on the ice was used from January 15 until February 24, when more than 1,300 cars crossed the river. On other occasions, passengers were transported by horse-drawn sleighs. Printed in red ink across the upper part of the plate is lettering that reads, “The Adams Express Company 1852.”
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