The Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren and Irvine Railroad was a railroad company in Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1982 to operate part of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line which

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would have otherwise abandoned. The company ceased operations in 1985 with the creation of the Allegheny Railroad.

History

In 1981,

proposed abandoning the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line between

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, and St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Three shippers who would be affected by the abandonment–Struthers Wells Company in Warren, National Forge in Irvine, and Warren Car Company in Starbrick–formed a new company, the Irvine, Warren, Kane and Johnsonburg Railroad, to acquire two line segments from Conrail: Irvine to Warren and Kane to Johnsonburg. The

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already owned the segment between Warren and Kane. To operate the line, the owners contracted with Sloan Cornell, who also owned the Knox and Kane Railroad. The Johnsonburg, Kane, Warren and Irvine Railroad began operating in July 1982. This operation lasted until 1985, when the

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acquired the lines of the Irvine, Warren, Kane and Johnsonburg Railroad, along with the rest of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad main line west of Emporium. The Allegheny Railroad, a subsidiary of Hammermill, began operating on September 3, 1985.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnsonburg Kane Warren Irvine Railroad Defunct Pennsylvania railroads Spin-offs of Conrail Railway companies established in 1982 Railway companies disestablished in 1985