Williamsport to Elmira, NY - Pennsylvania Railroad (Abandoned)
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This major branch of the Pennsylvania Rail Road left the mainline on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River at Elmira Branch Jct (Williamsport, PA) and went north to Elmira, NY, and then ultimately to Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, deep inside enemy (New York Central) territory. The section between Williamsport and Elmira was abandoned by Penn Central in the 1972 time frame, most probably after Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. Hurricane Agnes caused the death of many railroad lines by washing out bridges and track -- it was not economical to replace and repair many of these lines and they were subsequently abandoned. From Williamsport, the line went to Cogan, Trout Run, Bodines, Marsh Hill, Ralston, Grover, Cedar Lodge, Canton, Granville Summit, Troy, Columbia Cross Roads, then into New York to State Line Jct, Southport and into Elmira. Interestingly, PRR shared its ROW with the Susquehanna & New York Railroad from Williamsport to Marsh Hill. The S&NY had a line intersected the PRR at Marsh Hill, and went between Buttonwood to the west through Marsh Hill and to Monroeton to the east, and connected with the Lehigh Valley at South Towanda. The PRR also shared trackage with the Erie from State Line Jct, NY into Elmira -- the Erie line went to the SW into Pennsylvania and connected with the New York Central at Lawrenceville, PA. The PRR shared trackage for a short segmet north of Elmira with the LV -- this line is still active from Elmira to Elmira Heights.
This major branch of the Pennsylvania Rail Road left the mainline on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River at Elmira Branch Jct (Williamsport, PA) and went north to Elmira, NY, and then ultimately to Sodus Point on Lake Ontario, deep inside enemy (New York Central) territory. The section between Williamsport and Elmira was abandoned by Penn Central in the 1972 time frame, most probably after Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. Hurricane Agnes caused the death of many railroad lines by washing out bridges and track -- it was not economical to replace and repair many of these lines and they were subsequently abandoned. From Williamsport, the line went to Cogan, Trout Run, Bodines, Marsh Hill, Ralston, Grover, Cedar Lodge, Canton, Granville Summit, Troy, Columbia Cross Roads, then into New York to State Line Jct, Southport and into Elmira. Interestingly, PRR shared its ROW with the Susquehanna & New York Railroad from Williamsport to Marsh Hill. The S&NY had a line intersected the PRR at Marsh Hill, and went between Buttonwood to the west through Marsh Hill and to Monroeton to the east, and connected with the Lehigh Valley at South Towanda. The PRR also shared trackage with the Erie from State Line Jct, NY into Elmira -- the Erie line went to the SW into Pennsylvania and connected with the New York Central at Lawrenceville, PA. The PRR shared trackage for a short segmet north of Elmira with the LV -- this line is still active from Elmira to Elmira Heights.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°38'47"N 76°55'53"W
- Newberry Rail Junction (SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority and Reading Real Estate) 48 km
- Koppers Inc.- Susquehanna Plant 51 km
- NS Sayre Yard / Former LVRR Sayre Yard & Shops 52 km
- Sentiero di Shay Trail 57 km
- New York Central Repair Shops 60 km
- Alstom Transportation 96 km
- LVRR Manchester Yard 149 km
- LVRR Rochester Junction 159 km
- LVRR P&L Junction 168 km
- New York Central Syracuse Street Running Trackage (removed) 169 km
- Tioga County, Pennsylvania 29 km
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 36 km
- Bradford County, Pennsylvania 37 km
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 42 km
- Southport, New York 44 km
- Caton, New York 45 km
- Lindley, New York 48 km
- Chemung, New York 52 km
- Tuscarora, New York 52 km
- Woodhull, New York 60 km
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