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In order to portray Pennsylvania Railroad and interchange partners as accurately as possible, this blog contains articles which are essentially notes to myself, but are shared should the community desire the same information.
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Heritage: Elmira & Williamsport Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Williamsport Division, Elmira Branch
Susquehanna Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Susquehanna Division, Elmira Branch
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Heritage: York & Cumberland Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Maryland Division, Northern Central Railway
Maryland Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Maryland Division, Northern Central Branch
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Heritage: York & Cumberland Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Railway
Maryland Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Branch
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Heritage: Elmira & Lake Ontario Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Williamsport Division, Elmira Branch
Susquehanna Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Susquehanna Division, Elmira Branch
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Heritage: York & Cumberland Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Railway
Maryland Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Branch
York Haven, located at the foot of the Conewago Rapids of the Susquehanna River, was laid out in 1814. The town was an important port on the Pennsylvania canal system and was the site of many mills. Keel boats brought wheat to the town for milling, after which time it would be wagoned to Baltimore. Business at York Haven would remain brisk until the railroad was built in the 1850s.
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The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) caught my attention early in my love for the Pennsy. Two excellent reads on the line are Robert Gunnarsson's The Story of the Northern Central Railway and Bill Caloroso's Pennsylvania Railroad's Elmira Branch (pictured above).
The Northern Central Railway was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861, when the PRR acquired a controlling interest in the Northern Central's stock to compete with the rival Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). For eleven decades the Northern Central operated as a subsidiary of the PRR until much of its Maryland trackage was washed out by Hurricane Agnes in 1972; after which most of its operations ceased as the Penn Central declined to repair sections.
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Heritage: York & Cumberland Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Railway
Maryland Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Branch
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Heritage: York & Cumberland Railroad, Northern Central Railway
CT 1000, 1945: Eastern Region, Central Pennsylvania Division, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Railway
Maryland Division ETT, 1954: Eastern Region, Philadelphia Division, Northern Central Branch
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The York Haven Line has its roots in the independent Northern Central Railway which fully merged into the Pennsy in the 1910s. In the early 1900s, in conjunction with the construction of Enola Yard, the Atglen & Susquehanna "low grade" route from Enola to Parkesburg was constructed. From Enola to Wago junction, the two two-track lines paralleled each other, appearing as a four track main. This segment was collectively named the York Haven Line.
Read more: Track Segment: Philadelphia Division - York Haven Line
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