The Montour Railroad was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service in southwestern Pennsylvania. At its height in the 1930s it served 27 coal mines, transporting nearly seven million tons of coal a year in Allegheny and Washington counties.
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Founded Year SignificanceAt its height in the 1930s, served 27 mines and transported nearly seven million tons of coal annually in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania. 1 HeadquartersCoraopolis, Pennsylvania 1 Merged IntoSold jointly to the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad in 1946; the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad acquired sole control in 1975. 1 Dissolved Year In the Other Atlases
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The Montour Railroad (reporting mark MTR) was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service in southwestern Pennsylvania.
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The Montour Railroad Company was chartered in 1877 as a wholly owed subsidiary of the Imperial Coal Company.
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The P&LE acquired sole control of the Montour Railroad in 1975.
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At its height in the 1930s, the railroad served 27 mines transporting nearly seven million tons of coal annually in Allegheny and Washington Counties.
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was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service
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The Montour Railroad (reporting mark MTR) was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service in southwestern Pennsylvania.
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