The Tioga Central Railroad was a

heritage railroad A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...

operating on a portion of the

Wellsboro and Corning Railroad The Wellsboro and Corning Railroad is a shortline railroad that operates between Wellsboro, Pennsylvania and Corning, New York, passing through Tioga, and Lawrenceville. It parallels PA Route 287 and U.S. Route 15, following the valleys of ...

between

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Wellsboro is a borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The borough was founded by Benjamin Wistar Morris. It is located northwest of Williamsport. The population was 3,472 at the 2020 census. Early in the 20th century, Wellsboro was the shipp ...

and

Corning, New York Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,551 at the 2020 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company t ...

. During the tourist season, which lasted from June to October, it operated excursion trains on a sector of this line, from

to Tioga, Pennsylvania. Due to covid-19 capacity restrictions the line had suspended passenger operations during 2020 and 2021. In 2022 the railroad was reported to have permanently closed and its website was off-line. Image:506 ENGINE.JPG, Tioga Central Railroad Engine No. 506 waiting to depart for a Saturday excursion Image:BBQ Train.JPG, Dinner car for the All American BBQ Train with Ned, one of Tioga Central's conductors Image:TIOC on bridge.JPG, Tioga Central coming over Lawrenceville Bridge

Rolling stock

*14—An

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. Built in 1947 in Schenectady, NY. #14 is a turbo-charged 6-cylinder, 1000 horsepower, 539 motor unit with Blunt trucks and friction bearings. It was acquired by the Tioga Central Railroad in 1984. Sold to

Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad The Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York, United States. The railroad interchanges with CSX at Genesee Junction in Chili, New York, the Rochester and Sou ...

in 2014. Currently active as LAL 14. *47—An

ALCO RS-1 The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. ALCO subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works built an additional three RS-1s in 1954. This model has ...

. Built in 1945 for Washington Terminal Company. Became Amtrak #47 in 1984. Purchased by Tioga Central Railroad in 1986. Scrapped at Wellsboro in 2014. *62—An ALCO RS-1. Built in 1950, is a turbo-charged 6-cylinder, unit with friction bearing trucks. First used on the Washington Union Terminal Railroad in Washington, DC. Purchased for service by the Wellsboro & Corning Railroad in 2007. Scrapped at Wellsboro in 2014. *240—An ALCO RS-1. Built in 1945 for New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Purchased in 1980s by the Tioga Central and restored to NYS&W maroon and silver paint scheme with TCRR markings. Scrapped at Wellsboro in 2014. *506—An

ALCO RS-3 The ALCO RS-3 is a , B-B diesel-electric locomotive manufactured from May 1950 to August 1956 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and its subsidiary Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). A total of 1,418 were produced: 1,265 for American railroads, ...

. First built as an ALCO RS3 for the Delaware & Hudson RR in 1952. Rebuilt in 1975 as an RS3U with a , turbo-charged V-12-cylinder unit with 26 brakes, dynamic brakes and GG bearings. Acquired by the Tioga Central Railroad in 1989 and renumbered #506. Sold to Livonia Avon & Lakeville Railroad and then to their sister railroad, The Western New York & Pennsylvania. It was in service as WNYP 406.

References

External links

Former official Tioga Central Railroad website
sup> rchived 15 June 2021/sup> Transportation in Tioga County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Steuben County, New York {{Pennsylvania-transport-stub