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Huntingdon And Broad Top Mountain Railroad And Coal Company
Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad (H&BTM) is a former short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in south central Pennsylvania. Operational headquarters were in Huntingdon and Saxton, with financial and business offices located in Philadelphia. The primary shop facilities were located in Saxton; auxiliary car shop facilities were at Huntington. Turntables were located at Huntingdon, Saxton and Mount Dallas, Pennsylvania. History Construction The Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company was chartered on May 6, 1852, and organized on January 10, 1853. The purpose of the line was to provide a rail link from Huntingdon to Bedford, and to provide a competitive alternate route to local coal producers to break the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's monopoly on coal that was being shipped from the Cumberland, Maryland, area. The existence of high quality semi-bituminous coal in the Broad Top Mountain region was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coaldale, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Coaldale is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 126.https://data.census.gov/table?q=Coaldale+borough+(Bedford+County),+Pennsylvania The post office serving Coaldale is called Six Mile Run. Geography Coaldale is located in northeastern Bedford County at (40.167641, -78.216200). It is surrounded by Broad Top Township and sits in the valley of Six Mile Run, a tributary of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. It is south of the head of Raystown Lake and northeast of Bedford, the county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 57 households, and 42 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 70 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.63% White, 0.68% African American, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coach (rail), motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight (see CargoSprinter). Traditionally, locomotives pulled trains from the front. However, Push-pull train, push-pull operation has become common, where the train may have a locomotive (or locomotives) at the front, at the rear, or at each end. Most recently railroads have begun adopting DPU or distributed power. The front may have one or two locomotives followed by a mid-train locomotive that is controlled remotely from the lead unit. __TOC__ Etymology The word ''locomotive'' originates from the Latin language, Latin 'from a place', Ablative case, ablative of 'place', and the Medieval Latin 'causing mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrail
Conrail , formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. It continues to do business as an asset management and network services provider in three Shared Assets Areas that were excluded from the division of its operations during its acquisition by CSX Corporation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. The federal government created Conrail to take over the potentially-profitable lines of multiple bankrupt carriers, including the Penn Central Transportation Company and Erie Lackawanna Railway. After railroad regulations were lifted by the 4R Act and the Staggers Act, Conrail began to turn a profit in the 1980s and was privatized in 1987. The two remaining Class I railroads in the East, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), agreed in 1997 to acquire the system and split it into two roughly-equal parts (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Central
The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American Railroad classes, class I railroad that operated from 1968 to 1976. Penn Central combined three traditional corporate rivals (the Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania, New York Central Railroad, New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads), all united by heavy service into the New York metropolitan area and (to a lesser extent) New England and Chicago. The new company failed barely two years after formation, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at the time. The Penn Central's railroad assets were nationalized into Conrail along with the other bankrupt northeastern roads; its real estate and insurance holdings successfully Reorganization, reorganized into American Premier Underwriters. History Pre-merger The Penn Central railroad system developed in response to challenges facing Northeast United States, northeaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everett Railroad
The Everett Railroad is a shortline and heritage railroad that operates on ex-Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in the Hollidaysburg area of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It runs freight trains over two separate lines, one from Brooks Mill and Sproul, and the other, owned by the Morrison's Cove Railroad, from Roaring Spring to Curryville and Martinsburg. The affiliated Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad , which the Everett Railroad operates both under contract and via trackage rights, connects the two segments to each other and to the Norfolk Southern Railway (ex-Conrail) in Hollidaysburg. The Everett Railroad name refers to its former location near Everett, abandoned in 1982. History The Everett Railroad was incorporated in April 1954 to take over a portion of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company (H&BT) near Everett, which was abandoned in May of that year. The line, which extended north from the end of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Mt. Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Broad Top Railroad
The East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) is a narrow gauge historic and heritage railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania. Operating from 1871 to 1956, it is one of the nation's oldest and best-preserved narrow-gauge railroads, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. The railroad is now preserved for use as a tourist attraction. After a nine-year closure, in February 2020 it was announced that the railroad had been purchased by a non-profit foundation and regular train service resumed in the summer of 2021. Notability The EBT is unusual in that it is a complete, original railroad rather than a collection of pieces from various locations, as most tourist railroads are. All six of the narrow-gauge steam locomotives that operated on the railroad in its last years as a coal hauler are still on site, and some were used for the excursion trains. Other original equipment includes a switcher steam locomotive (non-operational), operating track-gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,556, making it the fourth-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is McConnellsburg. The county was created on April 19, 1850, from part of Bedford County and named for inventor Robert Fulton. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water. It is in the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay and, although most of the county is drained by the Potomac River, some northern and northeastern areas are drained by the Juniata River into the Susquehanna River. It has a humid continental climate (''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in McConnellsburg range from 29.2 °F in January to 73.0 °F in July Adjacent counties * Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County (north) * Franklin County (east) *Washington County, Maryland (south) * Allegany County, Maryland (southwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Tannery, Pennsylvania
Wells Tannery is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 915 east-southeast of Hopewell. Wells Tannery has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 16691. References Unincorporated communities in Fulton County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{FultonCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marklesburg, Pennsylvania
Marklesburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. History The Marklesburg Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Geography Marklesburg is located at (40.384269, -78.172183). It is near the western shore of Raystown Lake, just uphill from the flooded village of Aitch. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Adjacent Municipalities All municipalities listed are in Huntingdon County unless otherwise noted. * Penn Township * Lincoln Township Demographics At the 2000 census there were 216 people, 89 households, and 63 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.07% White, and 0.93% from two or more races. There were 89 households, 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juniata And Southern Railway
The Juniata and Southern Railroad was a short-lived iron ore and logging railroad in Central Pennsylvania. It originated as a private lumbering railroad owned by William Caprio and Anthony Grieco, contractors in Lock Haven. It was built from Marklesburg about five miles towards timberland near Paradise Furnace, following Great Trough Creek, in 1910. In 1912, Caprio & Grieco reached an agreement with Roy W. Jacobs, then engaged in a dispute with the East Broad Top Railroad over service to the Broad Top Coal and Mineral Company's mines along Rocky Ridge. A charter was obtained for the Juniata and Southern Railroad on May 1, 1913, which took over Caprio & Grieco's logging line. The new railroad was surveyed as far as Jacobs and the coal mine there, from Marklesburg, and was projected south towards Hancock, Maryland. However, the bankruptcy of Jacobs' Broad Top Coal company in 1914 slowed construction, and the railroad did not reach the mines at Jacobs until summer 1915, when a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cessna, Pennsylvania
Cessna is a populated place in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States, located within Bedford Township. Its elevation is at 1,102 feet above sea level. It is at the confluence of Interstate 99 and Pennsylvania Route 56. The community was named after John A. Cessna, who was credited with bringing the railroad to the community. The place is notable for being the birthplace of John Cessna John Cessna (June 29, 1821 – December 13, 1893) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and education Cessna was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Hal .... References {{coord, 40, 05, 40, N, 78, 31, 32, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Populated places in Bedford County, Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
