Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad explained

Railroad Name:Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad
Locale:Sullivan and Lycoming Counties in Pennsylvania
Image Alt:Steam locomotive and five persons
Start Year:1902
End Year:1930
Hq City:Masten

The Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad was a logging railroad operating from 1902 to 1930 in Sullivan and Lycoming Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States.

The railroad was originally built from the Eagles Mere Railroad near Eagles Mere 3.5miles to the lumber mill at Sonesville on Kettle Creek. Because the Eagles Mere Railroad was a narrow gauge, the Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad was built to a gauge as well. The line was extended in 1904 down Kettle Creek to Ogdonia, then along Loyalsock Creek to the village of Hillsgrove and the tannery there, a total of 10miles of new track. In 1905 and 1906, the railroad was extended one last time 10miles northwest from Hillsgrove to the lumber boom town of Masten in Cascade and McNett Townships in Lycoming County.[1] [2] [3] [4] The Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad was abandoned in sections between 1922 and 1930, as the lumber it was built to transport was depleted.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Taber III, Thomas T. . Ghost Lumber Towns of Central Pennsylvania . 1970 . Thomas T. Taber III (No ISBN) . . Chapter 3.2: Sonesville, Masten, and C.W. Sones .
  2. News: Pennsylvania State Highway Department . Map of the Public Roads in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania . May 1, 1915 . 2019-02-25 . Note: shows the "Susquehanna and Eagles Mere Railroad"
  3. Book: Hudson II. John W. . Hudson. Suzanne C. . Scenes Along the Rails: the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania . 1997 . Depot Square Publishing . Loveland, Ohio . 0-9651364-1-8 . 93., as cited in Web site: Railroads in the Susquehanna Valley . 2007-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206204523/http://www.personal.psu.edu/tss109/railroad/history/OLD_WNB_readme.html . 2012-02-06 .
  4. Book: Taber, Thomas T. III . 1987 . Railroads of Pennsylvania Encyclopedia and Atlas . Thomas T. Taber III . 0-9603398-5-X.