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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 ...
Hughes moved to Williamsport in 1828 and married a local African American freewoman, [2] Ann Rotch. According to the 1850 census, she too was mulatto. [3] His work on the river and canals gave him an opportunity to take an important role in the Underground Railroad. Hughes' barge and home provided a safe haven for the fugitive slaves. His ...
In 1849 the company reorganized, to attract new investors, and became the Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad (CW&E). In the early 1850s construction resumed, and in 1854 the railroad reached Milton, where it connected with the Sunbury and Erie Railroad (renamed the Philadelphia and Erie in 1861).
Originally the Catawissa, Williamsport & Erie Railroad had a contract to provide railroad service on the Sunbury and Erie’s tracks, but once the NCRY did connect with the Sunbury and Erie, the NCRY was given that contract; the two companies agreed that when the Sunbury and Erie had acquired enough rolling stock, they would share use of the ...
Harrisburg & Williamsport Express 1898 — 1902 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 ...
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 was a conductor in the Underground Railroad based in Loyalsock Township and Williamsport 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. [12]