The Ol` Hook & Eye
The Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad, a charming backwoods railroad that
ran in the heart of  Pennsylvania.
The KV was known as "the short line with a long name," and it's no wonder
that local residents cooked up their own nicknames - the "Lofty Vanderbilt,"
the "Hair Line" or the "Ol' Hook & Eye" - reflecting its character
and country mystique. For 47 years (1893-1940) this standard-gauge railroad
hauled farmers and their produce between Belleville and Reedsville, a distance
of only nine miles. For the last 12 of those years, KV passenger service
extended an additional seven miles from Reedsville to the Pennsylvania
main line at Lewistown Junction via trackage rights on the PRR's Milroy
branch. Much of the railroad's enchantment comes from the fact that it
was financed through local stock subscriptions only, and was controlled
its entire life by a Belleville physician, Dr. John P. Getter.
http://www.kvrr.net
BIO:
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Jerry has been working on computers for three decades. He has experiance
on almost all personnal computer platforms including Commodores, Apples,
Amigas, Macs and PCs. His expertise is in multmedia design, and is
unique in that he enjoys doing both the graphics as well as the
programming. He has done multimedia presentations and electronic
brochure work for a host of companies, including: ATT, Sharp, Mita,
Motorola, Lucent, HP and Pansonic, to name a few. In 1988, Jerry
finished a book he was writing, and self published it under the title,
"The Ol' Hook & Eye: A History of the Kishacoquillas Valley Railroad."
Several years ago, he began testing the waters of HTML and
Javascripting, and since his book was sold out, decided to put some of
it up on the internet for the world to see. The results of which can be
seen on his award winning site, "The Ol' Hook & Eye." He is also owner
and sole evaluator for the Smokin' Award.
A 5.0 Award Sites! rated award program specifically for railroad-related websites.
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Goal:
- To make the the world wide web a gentler, kinder place, no matter of the users sex, color, creed, browser preference or bandwidth.
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