Abandoned Railine for Rails To Trails Pennsylvania Railroad Harrison City Pennsylvania Part 2

[TheRBMN]

hmmmm... i think not, i think that the common wealth of pennsyvania CAN turn that into a little tourist railroad, i don't know what it would be called, but, it's very well plausable! please tell me what you think

[mrnickelplate]

i agree with the idea of leaving the track in place and restoring it. itll make more money for the community and itll be more fun and something for kids to learn about history as well as having fun on a train ride. not to mention the abbilitys of bringing visitors into town. and if you price the tickets fairly you wil get much passengers looking to return many times. with a bick trail you cant get much more money then from those who come off tthe trail and shop. you can put a bike

[mrnickelplate]

@mrnickelplate continuuing- anywhere you cant put a traiin anywhere you need to put it on tracks. tracks that you have. giive it a thought

thank you for your time

[theqman1956]

@mrnickelplate it's a dead project due to one resident who is a title lawyer and he will block any attempt to improve the community recreation choices!

[davemoore52266]

what was railroad used for? cool video

[theqman1956]

@davemoore52266 it was a spur line that fed the Claridge and Denmark coal maines, and tied into the Pennsylvania Railroad main line.  No longer needed by the 1920s

[davemoore52266]

@theqman1956 Thanks for the information.  I have always liked the out of the way places. These videos make you wonder about how things were.

[appleintosh]

someone should clean it up and put a steam engine on it

[SittingMooseShaman]

... man, y'ins("y'ins": My late Moms' Pittsburghese for "you folks" or "y'all")ennyways, y'ins got something great goin' on down there in Pennzy! I understand this is an ongoing huge effort, the "Rails to Trails" enterprise; As these trails are spread everywhere in northern Pensylvania- where once were mine ROW & intra community ROW(right of way) - there are now dozens of trails w/ bridges repaired and made hiker-worthy and(as once was my bag)biker-ready!

Paths! As in the old'n Indian days...

[sandman19681012]

This was an excellent video my friend.

[LordoftheKaty]

Looks cool the way it is. I say leave it, it looks nice. 84 years of abandonment, thats rare.

[kleetus92]

Any date on the rail itself with ET written on it? If that's the case it's local rail from Edgar Thompson.

[londonbroiler]

umm do you know anything about a rail route that got torn up in armstrong county ,PA

[Steam501]

Looks like a nice place to run Rail Motorcars, speeders with a minimum of tree clearing of trees

[Lehigh702]

I Almost Forgot,Do You Remember The LEHIGH AND NEW ENGLAND In TAMAQUA?

[trolleyjolly]

I would check to see if this spur line has been railbanked with the state. That maybe the starting point for your project.

[Comptekhs]

I like Riding my Bike on the trails where I live.

[balddanny72]

rails and ties from 1926 that have never been pulled up? very rare-wow

[kav442s5]

Just leave it the way it is, better than ripping up perfectly good railway/railroad heritage!

[s7o0a0p]

Exactly! Why would you want to turn it into a stupid bike path!

[Bigtrucker2007]

That is a great idea. I live in Harrison City and I think it would be a great thing to have here.

[theqman1956]

I may tap into you for help--I just heard from Westmoreland Parks so I am going to speak with them so we can get this off the ground. It comes down to the Manor section owner turning over the ownership. He has no phone and is never home.

[fieroyates]

Wish you luck on your efforts

[ConSAmerica]

The scrap value of those rails should help cover your costs...

[theqman1956]

We have railroad right of way heaven here in Pennsylvania--the 358 mile Pgh to Washington DC Great Allegheny Passage is our crown jewel

[uk997]

Good luck with your project - they've done some good work in Colorado on similiar projects but the best I've seen is the Kettle Valley Railway in BC Canada, 600 KM or about 400 miles in length and now a major tourist draw