Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad
The Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad was a nineteenth-century, 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad in Pennsylvania.[1] It ran from Newport, Pennsylvania to New Germantown, Pennsylvania. It carried lumber, and transferred it to the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Pennsylvania Railroad at Newport. The right of way was extended to an uncompleted tunnel through Conococheague Mountain, started in an attempt to connect with the Path Valley Railroad. This right of way was later used by the Perry Lumber Railroad.
Restored depot in Blain, Pennsylvania
 Depot in Newport | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Perry County, Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1890–1935 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 30.67 miles |
| Other | |
| Website | Big Spring State Park |
References
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Industrial Statistics, Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs (1907). Annual Report of the Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (web facsimile). Pennsylvania: Dept. of Internal Affairs, Bureau of Industrial Statistics. p. 181. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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