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The Williamsport and North Branch Railroad was a short line that operated in north-central Pennsylvania between 1872 and 1937. After a long struggle to finance its construction, it was completed in 1893. It derived most of its freight revenue from logging and to a certain extent from anthracite coal traffic.
Bond of the Elmira and Williamsport Rail Road Company, issued 1 may 1863. The Elmira and Williamsport Railroad (earlier Williamsport and Elmira Railroad) is a historic railroad that operated in Pennsylvania. The W&E was organized in 1832 and ran between Williamsport, Pennsylvania and Elmira, New York. It was reorganized as the E&W in 1860, and ...
Philadelphia, PA — Williamsport, PA renamed Williamsport Express; Harrisburg Express 1898 — 1904 Philadelphia, PA — Harrisburg, PA; Harrisburger 1965 — 1972 Philadelphia, PA Suburban Station — Harrisburg, PA; Havana Special 1917 — 1964 New York, NY — Key West, FL via ACL/FEC renamed Gulf Coast Special; Indiana Arrow 1936 — 1937
The company built an engine house and machine shop in Catawissa, on land donated by the town, in 1861. Other support buildings were added to the 12-acre site through 1901. A passenger station was erected in 1878. [4] [5] In 1871 the Catawissa Railroad extended its main line from Milton to Williamsport. The Reading Company leased the Catawissa ...
Reading Depot, [3] [4] [5] commonly referred to as Reading outer station, was a train station in Reading, Pennsylvania, that served as a major hub between Philadelphia and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Williamsport and Elmira Railroad: PRR: 1832 1860 Elmira and Williamsport Railroad: Williamsport and North Branch Railroad: W&NB 1882 1921 Williamsport and North Branch Railway: Williamsport and North Branch Railway: W&NB 1921 1937 N/A Wilmington and Northern Railroad: RDG: 1877 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Wilmington and Reading Railroad ...
Edison power plant in Williamsport, Maryland, after the March 18, 1936 flood, surrounded by water from the Potomac River. The facility later became the R. Paul Smith Power Station.
Daniel Hughes (1804–1880) was a conductor, agent and station master in the Underground Railroad based in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. He was the owner of a barge on the Pennsylvania Canal and transported lumber from Williamsport on the West Branch Susquehanna River to Havre de Grace, Maryland. [1]