Additional information on the Port Road Branch can be found here:
Websites:
Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy: Columbia & Port Deposit Branch
--Brief description of C&PD Branch from Perryville to Columbia
Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy: Atglen & Susquehanna Branch
--Brief description of A&S Branch, includes current Port Road from Columbia to Wago Jct.
Pennsy Under the Wires: History of the Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
--Brief history of the Port Road, includes station & telegraph offices from early 1900's
Books:
Triumph II
--History of Pennsy main lines from Philadelphia to Harrisburg: includes A&S and Port Road Branches from Columbia to Harrisburg/Enola. Includes many old photos and track diagrams.
Triumph VI
--History of Pennsy main lines from Baltimore & Washington, DC. to Philly & Harrisburg: includes Port Road Branch from Perryville to Columbia as well as the Northern Central from Wago Jct. to Enola (now part of the Port Road). Includes many old photos and track diagrams.
Pennsy Electric Years Volumes 2 & 3
--Photos of Pennsy electric locomitives, includes many scenes along the Port Road.
Trackside Under Pennsy Wires with James P. Shuman
--Photos of Pennsy electric action in the 50's and 60's. All photos are from the west end of the Pennsy electrified zone. The photographs in this book are priceless!! Includes Port Road, Columbia Branch, A&S Branch, and others.
Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color, Volume 6: Harrisburg Division - Freight Lines
--Pics of Pennsy trains and facilites on the Port Road, A&S, etc. Features Enola & Columbia yards.
DVDs:
Conrail's Port Road Branch
--Video footage taken during the final years of Conrail. 1 hour in length, this DVD covers the entire Port Road and includes many special movements (all footage taken in daylight hours).
Conrail's Office Car Special Part 1
--This program is a cabride in the famous Conrail E8s as they pull an OCS from Philly to Harrisburg and back. The return trip travels along the Port Road.
The Port Road Volumes 1&2 3&4
--This 2 DVD set is a full length cabride on train ENBA as they travel the Port Road from Enola to Perryville. Includes a few minutes of the Northeast Corridor as well. I believe this was shot in 1987.
MISCELLANEOUS LINKS:
American-Rails.com
--Large site focusing on American railroading, both past and present
