City of Petesboro

Petesboro is the northernmost large city on the Railroad.  On a good day, there are 11,957 permanent residents not including a number of transient train crew and assorted hobos.  The City is named for Forrest Wm. Andrews of Decatur, Illinois and later of Lebanon and Salem Oregon, co-creator of the SV General Superintendent.  How did anyone get from Forrest Wm. Andrews to "Pete?"  Just let it go and say it happened.

There's a very large downtown district behind the businesses located along the tracks but you can see the buildings sticking up.  SV has an engine service facility, the SV Accounts and Records Department, Anderson Transfer and Storage, Drywell Inks (a division of Keays Industries), Anne's Country Kitchen, Susquehanna Custom Hardwood Furniture factory, a large passenger station and freight station, both currently open, and the smaller "old station" located just south, now closed.  There's a milk platform with twice daily milk can pick ups.  Petesboro also has the rail lead to Chico Mills.

Some Photos of Petesboro

Susquehanna Custom Hardwood furniture manufacturer in Petesboro ships finished products daily	Anne's Country Kitchen in Petesboro produces canned and frozen fruits and vegetables all around the Country	Petesboro Engine Facility performs heavy and medium repairs and upgrades for all SVRR locomotives and rolling stock
Uncle Pete's Bicycle Repair Shop is known to every boy within many miles of Petesboro	The remnants of steam power include a water tower and coal chute in downtown Petesboro	The Petesboro Freight Station is located just north of the Station to handle LCL and express shipments
Pete's Newstand is located at the Station. It's always crowded at train times	A general view to the northeast with the Saratoga Cafe in the lower right	The Petesboro Station is located downtown, just across the tracks from the main business section
The north half of the Petesboro Station	Neely Cartage ships throughout the Country. The motto is on every car	Cibolo Valley RSD5 coming into north Petesboro
Manvell Wine cars get some maintenance attention at the Petesboro Shops	Neely Cartage Company in Petesboro - their motto: anything, anywhere, anytime. The SVRR RIP Shop is on the right side of the photo	Cibolo Valley engines enter  the main track north at the Petesboro station
Train time at Petesboro with a gas electric northbound taking both passengers and freight. Across the tracks is Drywell Inks, a Division of Keays Industries	An elevated view near the station showing Drywell Inks with tank cars on the siding and a switcher moving a Manvell Wine boxcar	Looking west across the tracks toward the City business district. The gas electric is still at the station,  towing a milk car abeam the milk platform
The Esther P Venters Building in Petesboro	A small but busy business group just north of the station	This is the main track crossing just south of the station.