The Everett Railroad is a shortline and heritage railroad that operates on ex- Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in the Hollidaysburg area of the

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. It runs

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s over two separate lines, one from Brooks Mill and Sproul, and the other, owned by the Morrison's Cove Railroad, from

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to Curryville and

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. The affiliated Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad , which the Everett Railroad operates both under contract and via

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, connects the two segments to each other and to the

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(ex- Conrail) in Hollidaysburg. The Everett Railroad name refers to its former location near Everett, abandoned in 1982.

History

The Everett Railroad was incorporated in April 1954 to take over a portion of the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company (H&BT) near Everett, which was abandoned in May of that year. The line, which extended north from the end of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Mt. Dallas Branch at Mount Dallas to a point near Tatesville, parallel to PA Route 26, had been constructed from 1859 to 1863 by the

Bedford Railroad Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst th ...

, which was merged into the H&BT in 1864. Conrail discontinued service on the then-Mt. Dallas Secondary in October 1982, severing the Everett Railroad's ties to the outside world and forcing its abandonment. The company was revived in May 1984, when it acquired a part of Conrail's

Bedford Secondary Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst t ...

between Brooks Mill and Sproul. Completed in 1910 by the

Bedford and Hollidaysburg Railroad Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst t ...

, a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad, this line had connected to the Mt. Dallas Secondary near

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

until 1982. A second line, the

Morrison's Cove Secondary Morrison's or Morrisons may refer to: * Morrisons, a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom * Morrisons, New Zealand, a settlement in Otago, New Zealand * Morrison's Academy, a Scottish school in Crieff, Perth and Kinross * Morrison's Cafeteri ...

from

to Curryville, along with a short branch into

, was acquired by the Morrison's Cove Railroad, organized by local shippers, in mid-1982. The shippers initially contracted with the Allegheny Southern Railway , which operated the line from September 1982 to the end of 1984, but on January 1, 1985, the Everett Railroad took over operations. This line had been constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad itself in 1871. Conrail continued to operate the remainder of the Morrison's Cove Secondary, from Roaring Spring through Brooks Mill to Hollidaysburg, until Alan W. Maples, owner of the Everett Railroad, organized the Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring Railroad (H&RS) and bought the line in March 1995. Simultaneously, the Everett Railroad acquired

to Hollidaysburg, and began operating the H&RS under contract.

Rolling stock

Currently rostered locomotives

Formerly rostered locomotives

References

External links

Everett Railroad Company
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