The Eagles Mere Railroad was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, built in 1892 to connect the resort of Eagles Mere with the standard gaugeWilliamsport and North Branch Railroad at Sonestown, 8 miles (13 km) away by rail. It was leased to the connecting Williamsport & North Branch in 1901, which continued to operate it as a narrow gauge, and extended it in 1902–3 to Eagles Mere Park and a connection with the narrow gauge Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad, a logging railroad. The line went through a receivership and reorganization in 1911–2, and a second in 1920, due to increasing competition with automobiles for traffic to Eagles Mere. It was reorganized again in 1922 as the Eagles Mere Railway, operating independently of the W&NB, but ended passenger service in 1923 and freight service in 1927. It was abandoned in 1928.[1]
Hilton, George W. (1997) [1990]. American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN0804717311.
January 01, 1970
eagles, mere, railroad, narrow, gauge, railroad, sullivan, county, pennsylvania, built, 1892, connect, resort, eagles, mere, with, standard, gauge, williamsport, north, branch, railroad, sonestown, miles, away, rail, leased, connecting, williamsport, north, br. The Eagles Mere Railroad was a 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railroad in Sullivan County Pennsylvania built in 1892 to connect the resort of Eagles Mere with the standard gauge Williamsport and North Branch Railroad at Sonestown 8 miles 13 km away by rail It was leased to the connecting Williamsport amp North Branch in 1901 which continued to operate it as a narrow gauge and extended it in 1902 3 to Eagles Mere Park and a connection with the narrow gauge Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad a logging railroad The line went through a receivership and reorganization in 1911 2 and a second in 1920 due to increasing competition with automobiles for traffic to Eagles Mere It was reorganized again in 1922 as the Eagles Mere Railway operating independently of the W amp NB but ended passenger service in 1923 and freight service in 1927 It was abandoned in 1928 1 Notes edit Hilton 1997 p 486 References editHilton George W 1997 1990 American Narrow Gauge Railroads Stanford California Stanford University Press ISBN 0804717311 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eagles Mere Railroad amp oldid 1016595308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
