R.J. Corman Railroad/Pennsylvania Lines

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R.J. Corman Railroad/
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R.J. Corman Railroad/Pennsylvania Lines (

Keating.[1] The trackage was acquired from Conrail in 1996, when the latter company sold its "Clearfield Cluster"; Norfolk Southern acquired nearby Conrail lines in 1999. This is the longest R.J. Corman owned line, at over 300 miles in length.[2]

History

RJCP trackage includes lines formerly owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad (from the Cambria and Clearfield Railway), New York Central Railroad (through its Beech Creek Railroad and Beech Creek Extension Railroad subsidiaries), and the jointly-controlled Cherry Tree and Dixonville Railroad.[3][4][5]

The company came under common control with the 1968 creation of the Penn Central Transportation Company, and passed to Conrail in 1976, which decided to sell the lines, which it called the "Clearfield Cluster", in 1995. RJCP began operating them on January 2, 1996.[6] The sale included the following lines, as well as a number of other branches:

Between Curwensville and Clearfield, Conrail operated via

non-operating subsidiary.[10]

Trail to Rails

In May 2012, the Surface Transportation Board granted the railroad permission to reclaim 20 miles of track in Clarence, Pennsylvania abandoned by Conrail in 1990, 10 miles which had been converted into the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails.[11][12] The decision was a major victory for both the company and the railroad industry in general, as there are few instances in the U.S. where an abandoned corridor-turned-rail trail has reverted to an active railroad.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Corman Railroad Company Pennsylvania Lines Archived 2007-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2008
  2. ^ "R. J. Corman Railroad Company - Pennsylvania Lines". Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  3. ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 22 Val. Rep. 1: Valuation Docket No. 928, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company et al. (1929)
  4. ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 27 Val. Rep. 1: Valuation Docket No. 1022, The New York Central Railroad Company and its Leased Lines (1929)
  5. ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 22 Val. Rep. 1: Valuation Docket No. 877, Cherry Tree and Dixonville Railroad Company (1929)
  6. ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: R. J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines, Inc., 1996
  7. ^ Surface Transportation Board, STB Docket No. AB-491 (Sub-No. 1X), April 3, 2001
  8. ^ Surface Transportation Board, Finance Docket No. 32240, November 14, 1997
  9. ^ Surface Transportation Board, Docket No. AB-371 (Sub-No. 1X), November 1, 1996
  10. ^ Surface Transportation Board, Finance Docket No. 34775, February 3, 2006
  11. ^ Snow Shoes Rails to Trails website
  12. ^ White, Cliff (May 22, 2012). "Railroad company gets OK to reclaim tracks; decision will eliminate half of Rails to Trails". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved July 9, 2012.

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