Nostalgia & History > The NYC in Pennsylvania

Are there any websites or books dedicated to the NYC lines in PA? Particularly the branch that ran to the middle of the state. Where there tunnels, yards, etc? Was the principal commodity coal, oil,or what?

Some of the towns or Brookville, Curwensville and Newberry Jct.

Any help is appreciated.

By virtue of several visits to the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania" (also known as Pine Creek Gorge) near Wellsboro, rides on the Tioga Central Railroad and, most recently, a bike ride on the Pine Creek Rail Trail, I became interested in New York Central's Fall Brook Branch.

This line extended south from its junction with the New York Central main line in Lyons, NY, entered Pennsylvania at Lawrenceville and continued south the Jersey Shore (along the Susquehanna River) and turned east to Williamsport.

Here's a good website with information on NYC's predecessor, the Fall Brook Railway Company:

http://fallbrookrailway.com/index.html

Be sure to click on the link, "Resources for Additional Research."

You may want to check out the Tioga Central webpage:

http://www.tiogacentral.com/

There is a brief history in the "About" tab.

Richard L. Stoving's book, "Wellsboro's Own Railroad" appears to be the most comprehensive source on this railroad. It is on sale for $10.00 at Ron's Books:

http://www.ronsbooks.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?search=yes&hits_seen=150&product=118750&category=clearance&keywords=&detail=yes&page=search.html&template=database_list_page&and=

Here's a detailed wikipedia page about the Fall Brook Coal Company with a lot of railroad information:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/posting.php?11,reply,3610512

Hope these links provide some of what you're seeking.