The Pittsburgh and Susquehanna Railroad owned a 17-mile (27 km) railroad that operated between Philipsburg and Fernwood, Pennsylvania, with a 2-mile (3.2 km) branch to Beaver Run.
The main line of this railroad was built by the Altoona and Philipsburg Connecting Railroad (nicknamed the "Alley Popper"[1]), and was incorporated in July 1892. Through successive foreclosures and reorganizations, the property passed to the New York and Pittsburgh Air Line Railroad in April 1906, the Philipsburg Railroad in January 1907, the Philipsburg and Susquehanna Valley Railroad in December 1909, and the Pittsburgh and Susquehanna Railroad in March 1910. Finally, in August 1913, that company was reorganized once more, under the same name.[2]
The line was abandoned in 1936;[1] it had been placed in receivership in April 1931 and ceased operations on August 8, 1931 due to poor track condition. The receiver was unable to raise money for repairs, despite authorization from the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to issue $20,000 of receiver's certificates, and the ICC approved abandonment in October 1936.[3]
pittsburgh, susquehanna, railroad, owned, mile, railroad, that, operated, between, philipsburg, fernwood, pennsylvania, with, mile, branch, beaver, contents, history, notable, features, popular, culture, also, referenceshistory, notable, features, editthe, mai. The Pittsburgh and Susquehanna Railroad owned a 17 mile 27 km railroad that operated between Philipsburg and Fernwood Pennsylvania with a 2 mile 3 2 km branch to Beaver Run Contents 1 History and notable features 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory and notable features editThe main line of this railroad was built by the Altoona and Philipsburg Connecting Railroad nicknamed the Alley Popper 1 and was incorporated in July 1892 Through successive foreclosures and reorganizations the property passed to the New York and Pittsburgh Air Line Railroad in April 1906 the Philipsburg Railroad in January 1907 the Philipsburg and Susquehanna Valley Railroad in December 1909 and the Pittsburgh and Susquehanna Railroad in March 1910 Finally in August 1913 that company was reorganized once more under the same name 2 The line was abandoned in 1936 1 it had been placed in receivership in April 1931 and ceased operations on August 8 1931 due to poor track condition The receiver was unable to raise money for repairs despite authorization from the Interstate Commerce Commission ICC to issue 20 000 of receiver s certificates and the ICC approved abandonment in October 1936 3 In popular culture editThe railroad staged a train wreck in 1914 for the film The Valley of Lost Hope a Western directed by Romaine Fielding 4 See also edit nbsp Railways portalPittsburgh Johnstown Ebensburg and Eastern RailroadReferences edit a b Julie Rae Rickard Clearfield County Arcadia Publishing 2003 ISBN 0 7385 3453 6 p 42 Interstate Commerce Commission 110 I C C 787 1926 Valuation Docket No 611 Pittsburgh amp Susquehanna Railroad Company Interstate Commerce Commission 217 I C C 355 1936 Finance Docket No 11289 Pittsburgh amp Susquehanna Railroad Company Receiver Abandonment Joseph P Eckhardt The King of the Movies Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1997 ISBN 0 8386 3728 0 p 187 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh and Susquehanna Railroad amp oldid 1155032825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
