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Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent?
Author: Uncle Dave
Date: 08-31-2015 - 19:04

>>Here are examples although all of these have the letters above the milepost number>>

Ok, I see what you are talking about. As Mr. Kelly noted, that would be the distance from the start of the railroad, or a major terminal. The NYS&W and the Eire used JC, Jersey City. I believe some of the PRR lines near New York Penn use a NY. Further west on the Eire, I think they used H for Hornell, NY.

Your photos you linked to shows a "D" somewhere in Michigan. Possibly mileage from Detroit? Seems the railroads in the east used that system of numbering mile posts.
Dave in Msla

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  What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? LoverofLore 08-31-2015 - 17:30
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Mark 08-31-2015 - 17:36
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Uncle Dave 08-31-2015 - 17:53
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Uncle Dave 08-31-2015 - 18:10
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Bruce Kelly 08-31-2015 - 18:26
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Nudge 08-31-2015 - 18:35
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? LoverofLore 08-31-2015 - 18:50
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Uncle Dave 08-31-2015 - 19:04
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? George Andrews 08-31-2015 - 19:38
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Kettle Falls sub Dilbert 09-01-2015 - 10:51
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Kettle Falls sub John Sweetser 09-01-2015 - 14:14
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Kettle Falls sub Dilbert 09-01-2015 - 16:28
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Bruce Kelly 09-02-2015 - 06:21
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? LoverofLore 09-02-2015 - 09:19
  Re: What Do Letters On Mileposts Represent? Brian Westgate 09-02-2015 - 16:17


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