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.[1]
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,[2] which took over Caprio & Grieco's logging line. The new railroad was surveyed as far as Jacobs and the coal mine there, 14.9 miles (24.0 km) from Marklesburg, and was projected south towards Hancock, Maryland.[1]
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 tipple was built to serve them. It followed Great Trough Creek to the gap between Shirley Knob and Rocky Ridge, running high along the ridge to reach the tipple. Traffic was never heavy on the line, consisting of iron ore, mine props, and a little local freight and lumber.[1] Picnic excursions from Marklesburg to Paradise Furnace were also popular with local residents. Never profitable, it was abandoned in 1917, and the East Broad Top built its own siding to the new tipple. Elevated prices for scrap iron during World War I may have contributed to the decision to abandon it.[2]
The western part of the railroad was submerged by the formation of Raystown Lake, but part of the roadbed was used for Trough Creek Drive and part of the Terrace Mountain Trail in Trough Creek State Park.[3]
^ abMorgan, Ronald L.; Baughman, Jon D. (1992). "The Juniata & Southern Railroad". From Coal to Glory: The History of the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad & Coal Co. Vol. II.
^. Archived from the original on 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
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juniata, southern, railroad, short, lived, iron, logging, railroad, central, pennsylvania, overviewheadquarterslock, havenlocalehuntingdon, county, pennsylvaniadates, operation1913, 1917successorabandonedtechnicaltrack, gauge4, standard, gaugeit, originated, p. The Juniata and Southern Railroad was a short lived iron ore and logging railroad in Central Pennsylvania Juniata and Southern RailroadOverviewHeadquartersLock HavenLocaleHuntingdon County PennsylvaniaDates of operation1913 1917SuccessorabandonedTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeIt 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 1 In 1912 Caprio amp 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 2 which took over Caprio amp Grieco s logging line The new railroad was surveyed as far as Jacobs and the coal mine there 14 9 miles 24 0 km from Marklesburg and was projected south towards Hancock Maryland 1 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 tipple was built to serve them It followed Great Trough Creek to the gap between Shirley Knob and Rocky Ridge running high along the ridge to reach the tipple Traffic was never heavy on the line consisting of iron ore mine props and a little local freight and lumber 1 Picnic excursions from Marklesburg to Paradise Furnace were also popular with local residents Never profitable it was abandoned in 1917 and the East Broad Top built its own siding to the new tipple Elevated prices for scrap iron during World War I may have contributed to the decision to abandon it 2 The western part of the railroad was submerged by the formation of Raystown Lake but part of the roadbed was used for Trough Creek Drive and part of the Terrace Mountain Trail in Trough Creek State Park 3 External links editPictures of the Rocky Ridge Branch Trough Creek State ParkReferences edit a b c Rainey Lee Kyper Frank 1996 1982 East Broad Top San Marino California Golden West Books pp 108 109 ISBN 0 87095 078 9 a b Morgan Ronald L Baughman Jon D 1992 The Juniata amp Southern Railroad From Coal to Glory The History of the Huntingdon amp Broad Top Mountain Railroad amp Coal Co Vol II Hiking at Raystown Lake Archived from the original on 2006 03 27 Retrieved 2006 10 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juniata and Southern Railroad amp oldid 1138897213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
