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Everett Railroad Company

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

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.

1988 Official Guide ad / collection

Everett company map / Bill Metzger / web

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See also our Everett Railroad tourist scrapbook in Preservation

Steam Motive Power

Everett #11

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

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

See also our Everett tourist scrapbook for a complete collection of steamer #11 photos

Diesel Motive Power

Everett #4

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

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

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

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Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Everett #707

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

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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Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Aug 206 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Aug 206 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Aug 206 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Aug 206 / RWH

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Hollidaysburg, Pa / Sug 206 / RWH

Everett #1712

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 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

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

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Duncansville, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Duncansville, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Everett #1828

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

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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Hollidaysburg, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

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All time Everett Railroad locomotive roster

Number	Builder	Model	Built	Number	Notes
4	GE	80 ton	1943	18065	ex Unites States Army #7893
561	GE	B32-8	1989	46156	ex Norfolk Southern #3561
707	EMD	GP10	1954	19480	ex Ohio Central #707 < ex Southern Pacific #3419 < Texas & New Orleans #248
915	EMD	SW900	1956	20961	ex Gulf States Steel #915 < Republic Steel #915 < River Terminal #97
1712	EMD	GP16	1950	13538	ex RJ Corman #1712 < CSX #1712 < Clinchfield #911
1828	EMD	GP16	1952	17370	ex RJ Corman #1828 < CSX #1828 < Seaboard Air Line #1798
1927	GE	U18B	1973	39392	ex Seaboard Coast Line #329
5428	EMD	GP8	1953	18653	ex Pennsylvania Railroad #8574
6051	EMD	GP9	1956	21688	ex Chesapeake & Ohio #6051
8933	EMD	SW9	1951	14045	ex Conrail #8933 < Lehigh Valley #282
8990	EMD	SW9	1953	16312	ex Conrail #8990 < Penn Central #8990 < New York Central #8990

Rolling Stock

For Everett passenger equipment see our EV tourist scrapbook in Preservation

Everett #91517

caboose / Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Sug 206 / RWH

Everett #X310

ballast hopper / Hollidaysburg, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Everett #X311

ballast hopper / Hollidaysburg, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Everett #X300

MOW flatcar / Hollidaysburg, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Everett #X301

MOW flatcar with steamer shell / Hollidaysburg, Pa / Mar 2016 / RWH

MOW boxcar / Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

MOW tanker / Hollidaysburg, Pa / Mar 2016 / RWH

Locations

Duncansville

Everett Railroad office

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Click to see this location plotted on a Google Maps page

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Everett locomotive shop

Duncansville, Pa / Mar 2016 / RWH

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Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Holidaysburg

Everett passenger depot

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Mar 2016 / RWH

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

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Hollidaysburg, Pa / Mar 2016 / RWH

Degol Industrial Center

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Roaring Spring

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

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

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

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Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Appvion Paper Mill

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

East Freedom

Suburban Propane

East Freedom, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Lagniappe A little something extra ...

The Short Line / Apr 1987 / collection

Summertime Awaits

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Dial 7-0-7

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

February Afternoon

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Sidetracked

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Paducah Proud

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Green Arrow

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

End of the Line

Duncansville, Pa / Feb 2016 / RWH

Free for the Taking

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Failsafe

Roaring Spring, Pa / Aug 2016 / RWH

Company Corner

Duncansville, Pa / Apr 2016 / RWH

Five Chime

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Sug 206 / RWH

A Numbers Game

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Sug 206 / RWH

A Room With a View

Hollidaysburg, Pa / Sug 206 / RWH

Links / Sources

Everett Railroad company website
Wikipedia page for Everett Railroad
Diesel Shop roster for Everett Railroad
Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide - Fifth Edition (Kalmbach, 1996) 118-9

This page was updated on 2019-05-07