The Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad

Pittsburgh, Summerville & Clarion Railroad

The Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad

Summerville to Clarion, PA

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The Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad ran from Summerville to Clarion, in Pennsylvania. It was comprised of several smaller railroads:

Pennsylvania Northern
Pennsylvania Southern
Pittsburgh, Clarion and Franklin
Pittsburgh, Summerville, and Clarion

Coal traffic was the primary revenue for the line, but it also served a number of industries in the area as well. However, as coal mines shuttered their doors, freight service along the line dwindled, so much so that it ultimately sealed its fate; it was formally abandoned in 1993.

New York Central System
Docket: 11280	7/16/1936	Section: 1
App. of Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion RR Co, for authority to abandon Mill Creek Branch, Strattonsville, Pa. to mouth of Mill Creek on Clarion River, 3.20 miles; and outer end mile, more or less, of Reidsburg Branch extending from Reidsburg, Pa. on the New York Central Railroad Co Alsace Mine, a distance of 2.96 miles, situated in Clarion County, Pa.
Length: 3.2 miles	1732

Wikipedia: The Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad

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