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Everett Railroad Company

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In August 1984, at Claysburg, PA, Everett Railroad GE 80-Ton #4 made a delivery of bauxite ore to the General Refractories Company. That train marked the rebirth of a railroad that had been dormant since 1982. In those two years, the railroad had been abandoned, sold, and moved from its home in Everett, PA, where it had served its namesake community since 1954. The new Everett Railroad was based in Claysburg, PA, on seven miles of railroad between Brooks Mill and Sproul, PA that Conrail had deemed excess. Two customers, Champion Homes and General Refractories wished to see rail service resumed. Working with those companies, the Everett restored the former-Conrail trackage and began operations on an as-needed basis.

Everett Railroad Company

ev_state The Everett Railroad Company operates 23 miles of former Conrail (ex Pennsylvania, Penn Central) trackage in Blair County, Pennsylvania, near Altoona. The current Everett Railroad borrows the name of a previous shortline in a different location, and is itself the consolidation of several different shortlines that operated former Conrail branchlines in the area. Freight and tourist operations make use of two separate rail lines: one from Brooks Mill to Sproul and another from Roaring Spring to Curryville and Martinsburg. From Brooks Mill north, both lines connect to an interchange with Norfolk Southern in Hollidaysburg and the Everett's office and shop complex in nearby Duncansville. Seasonal tourist excursion service is offering utilizing both steam and diesel motive power.

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1988 Official Guide ad / collection

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Everett company map / Bill Metzger / web

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See also our Everett Railroad tourist scrapbook in Preservation

Steam Motive Power

Everett #11

  • builder:Alco Cooke Works
  • arrangement:2-6-0 "Mogul" type
  • class:260-111
  • built:Mar 1920, Alco #63635
  • fuel:originally oil, later coal
  • notes:
  • 50" drivers, 111,000 pounds
  • blt for Cuban sugar cane work, never sold
    to Narragansett Pier Railroad
    to Bath & Hammondsport Railroad
    to Everett Railroad #11
    overhauled by Everett, 2015
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    See also our Everett tourist scrapbook for a complete collection of steamer #11 photos

    Diesel Motive Power

    Everett #4

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:80-ton centercab
  • type:B-B light switcher
  • built:Nov 1943, GE #18065
  • engines:2 prime movers (500 hp)
  • notes:
  • built United States Army #7893
    to Everett Railroad #4, 1971
    out of service
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    Everett #707

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • rebuilder:Illinois Central Gulf
  • model:GP10 rebuild
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Jan 1956, EMD #20786
  • engine:EMD 567B (16 cyl, 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Illinois Central #9148
    to Illinois Central Gulf
    to Gulf & Mississippi #8148
    to MidSouth #1065
    to Qwest Communications #707
    to Ohio Central System #707
    to Everett #707
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    Aug 2016 / RWH

    Everett #1712

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • rebuilder:Seaboard Coast Line
  • model:GP16 "Uceta rebuild"
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Dec 1950, EMD #13538
  • series:155 rebuilt 1979-82 by SCL
  • engine:EMD 645 (16 cyl, 1600 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Clinchfield #911, renumbered #4612
    to Seaboard System #1712
    to CSX Transportation #1712
    to R. J. Corman #1712
    to Everett Railroad #1712
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    Everett #1828

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • rebuilder:Seaboard Coast Line
  • model:GP16 "Uceta rebuild"
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Sep 1952, EMD #17370
  • series:155 rebuilt 1979-82 by SCL
  • engine:EMD 645 (16 cyl, 1600 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Seaboard Air Line #1798
    to Seaboard Coast Line #978
    to Seaboard System #1828
    to CSX Transportation #1828
    to R.J. Corman #1828
    to Everett Railroad #1828
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    Aug 2016 / RWH

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    Aug 2016 / RWH

    Rolling Stock

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    For Everett passenger equipment see our EV tourist scrapbook in Preservation

    Locationstag_locations

    tag_pinDuncansville

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    Click to see this location plotted on a Google Maps page

    tag_pinHolidaysburg

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    Click to see the Everett depot area plotted on a Google Maps page

    tag_pinRoaring Spring

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    Click to see the Everett depot area plotted on a Google Maps page

    tag_pinEast Freedom

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    The Short Line / Apr 1987 / collection

    Links / Sources

    This page was updated on 2019-05-07