March 2025 Cannonball,
Vol. 45, No. 2

The Cannonball is the official magaine published by the Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad Historical Society. Your $20 annual Membership fee delivers five issues to your door throughout the year. This issue includes:

Member Information by John M. Muchler

Frank Sullivan Smith on Trial by Howard Appell

History of St. Marys by A.J. "Doc" Dornisch

Transportation Department Weekly Situation Report for Week Ending 11/2/1924

Sells-Floto Circus Likely to Come Here

Rules of the Operating Department (Part 1)

January 2025	Vol. 45, No. 1 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
March 2025	Vol. 45, No. 2 issue of the Cannonball mailed to members.	Departed
May 4, 2025	Annual Meeting. 1PM at the Fairgrounds in Angelica.	Arriving Soon
June 2025	Vol. 45, No. 3 issue of the Cannonball mailed to members.	On Schedule
July 14-19, 2025	Fair Week. All equip- ment and the museum will be open to the public daily, 12 Noon-8PM duing the Allegany County Fair, Angelica, NY	On Schedule
Sept. 2025	Vol. 45, No. 4 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	On Schedule
Sept. 21, 2025	Annual Shawmut Days in St. Marys, PA at the Bucksgahuda & Western Railroad. Find the railroad by traveling south on route 255 from downtown St. Marys. The street is Gillen Crossing Road with a very tall and easy to miss sign.	On Schedule
Nov. 2025	Vol. 45, No. 5 issue of The Cannonball mailed to members.	On Schedule

MISSION STATEMENT:

OUR PURPOSE IS THE DISCOVERY, PRESERVATION AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE PITTSBURG, SHAWMUT & NORTHERN RAILROAD AND ITS PREDECESSORS IN NEW YORK STATE AND PENNSYLVANIA AND THE BUSINESSES AND AREAS THESE RAILROADS SERVED.

March 2025 Cannonball,Vol. 45, No. 2

March 2025 Cannonball,
Vol. 45, No. 2