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Eagles Mere Railroad

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53:, 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 61:. 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 134: 154: 144: 139: 149: 129: 46: 54: 65:, operating independently of the W&NB, but ended passenger service in 1923 and freight service in 1927. It was abandoned in 1928. 110: 35: 98: 39: 50: 31: 21: 106: 58: 43: 123: 105:. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. 135:Transportation in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 8: 38:, built in 1892 to connect the resort of 155:Railway companies disestablished in 1928 145:3 ft gauge railways in the United States 74: 140:Narrow gauge railroads in Pennsylvania 81: 47:Williamsport and North Branch Railroad 150:Railway companies established in 1891 7: 55:Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad 14: 103:American Narrow Gauge Railroads 130:Defunct Pennsylvania railroads 1: 36:Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 171: 18:Eagles Mere Railroad 63:Eagles Mere Railway 99:Hilton, George W. 162: 116: 85: 79: 59:logging railroad 29: 24: 170: 169: 165: 164: 163: 161: 160: 159: 120: 119: 113: 97: 94: 89: 88: 80: 76: 71: 27: 22: 12: 11: 5: 168: 166: 158: 157: 152: 147: 142: 137: 132: 122: 121: 118: 117: 111: 93: 90: 87: 86: 84:, p. 486. 73: 72: 70: 67: 44:standard gauge 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 167: 156: 153: 151: 148: 146: 143: 141: 138: 136: 133: 131: 128: 127: 125: 114: 108: 104: 100: 96: 95: 91: 83: 78: 75: 68: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 45: 41: 37: 33: 25: 19: 102: 77: 62: 34:railroad in 32:narrow gauge 17: 15: 82:Hilton 1997 40:Eagles Mere 28:914 mm 124:Categories 112:0804717311 92:References 101:(1997) . 51:Sonestown 42:with the 23:3 ft 109:  20:was a 69:Notes 107:ISBN 57:, a 16:The 49:at 126:: 30:) 115:. 26:(

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3 ft
narrow gauge
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Eagles Mere
standard gauge
Williamsport and North Branch Railroad
Sonestown
Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad
logging railroad
Hilton 1997
Hilton, George W.
ISBN
0804717311
Categories
Defunct Pennsylvania railroads
Transportation in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Narrow gauge railroads in Pennsylvania
3 ft gauge railways in the United States
Railway companies established in 1891
Railway companies disestablished in 1928

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