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Touring Meyersdale in United States
Meyersdale in the region of Pennsylvania with its 2,184 citizens is a city located in United States - some 124 mi or ( 199 km ) North-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Time in Meyersdale is now 04:17 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Cumberland, Frostburg, Grantsville, Mount Savage, and Berlin. Being here already, consider visiting Cumberland . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Meyersdale ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sand Patch Tunnel CSX Power
Sand Patch Pa. CSX auto rack train coming upgrade through Sand Patch Tunnel. Listen to the two older CSX units work in the tunnel and take the train towards Meyersdale, Pa and points west. ..
Old GE Dragging Rail
Apparently CSX never heard of hi-rail truck with a crane on it to carry rail around, so they're using a GE to pull two very long pieced of rail to the location of a broken rail. Apparently this isn't ..
Sandpatch Summer: CSX Action in the Allegheny Mountains
CSX action in the Allegheny mountains on a beautiful summer day in July 2009. First up, the eastbound Amtrak Capitol Limited (PO-30) passes under Salisbury Viaduct as sen from the Great Allegheny Pass ..
Sand Patch PA 03.26.11: That's A Lotta U
My original plan for Day Two of the trip was to head over to Conemaugh and Johnstown in the morning and then down to Sand Patch later in the day, but after getting onto Route 219 on the way there, a l ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Meyersdale is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on the Casselman River, 73 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. In the past, its chief industry was the mining of coal. Meyersdale was first settled as early as 1776, but the growth of the town dates from the advent of the first railroad in 1871. Coal mining began in the next year. In 1900, 3,024 people resided in Meyersdale. By 1910, 3,741 people lived in the borough. The population was 2,473 at the 2000 census.
Located at 39.81 -79.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Summit Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The population was 2,368 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located at 39.83 -79.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Wills Creek Bollman Bridge
The Wills Creek Bollman Bridge originally served the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Pittsburgh Division main line. Designed by the renowned self-taught engineer Wendel Bollman in 1871, this truss bridge is the last remaining span of the Pittsburgh Division line associated with Bollman. Around 1910 it was moved from Wills Creek to a location 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania after it was no longer able to carry safely the newer and heavier locomotives.
Located at 39.82 -78.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Meyersdale Wind Farm
The Meyersdale Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania with 20 NEG Micon/Vestas 1.5 MW wind turbines that began commercial operation in December 2003. The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 30 MW, enough to power about 10,000 homes. The project was constructed by NextEra Energy Resources, based in Florida.
Located at 39.80 -78.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Green Mountain Wind Energy Center
The Green Mountain Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant near Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania with eight Nordex 1.3 MW turbines that began commercial operation in May 2000. This was the first commercial wind farm constructed in Pennsylvania. The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 10.4 MW and the potential to produce about 27,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to power 3,300 homes, assuming a 30% capacity factor.
Located at 39.85 -79.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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