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P. II. R. PURCHASE OFCLERMONT LINE MMAFFECT LOCAL BRANCH» lt;A mil mad deal whicli may prove of ii: estimable ini porta nee t Smethport has been consummated with the pur- i chatia by the Pennsylvania railroad, system of the privately owned stretch j of trackage between Clermont and Johnson burg, which was once a. part of the local Clermont branch of the P.R RFor many years the AA Ft- R leased this stretch of railroad, being unable to arrive at satisfactory terms with its owners for outright purchase.A year ago the P. R. R. relinquished ir?c lease of the several miles of right-of-way anil discontinued running trains making Clermont the terminus of the local branch.With the abandonment of train service the owners of the trackage were confronted with the prospect of selling the line for Junk and were ready to j talk business, |It is understood that the P. R R. has I already started to repair the trackageafter a year's deterioration.With the acquisition h' the r- R Rof the Clermont to Johnsonburg line interesting speculation ot future srivaL- ; ly increased importance of the local : Clermont branch is again set in mo- j t loti. |The com pi ole branch from Earn bee j to Johnson burg and PJdgway forms an j easy loop nroQncl th.it section of the] P. R. R. main line which Includes the 1 heavy Keating Sumrnii grade b«tweeni Port Allegany and Emporium.In case of the frequent wrecks on xhat dangerous section of the main lino trains were always in former years re-routed over the local loop. \In those years, it is pointed out, the p. R. K., by terms of its lease with the owners of the private stretch of trackage had to pay according to tonnage it sent over the Clermont-Johnsonbm k line and naturally used the line as little as passible.Now that it has become the property of the railroad there is much conjecture as to possible future hso of the ■ihie by the Pennsylvania.' - ^-I s • ... . • * ’ '* _
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McKean County Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jul 05, 1928
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