![]() The primary function of the railroad was to provide service between Knox in Clarion County and Kane and Mt. It was taken in Marienville, PA in Feb of 2011. The Knox & Kane Railroad began operations after it acquired the right-of-way from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1982. It appears to be an armstrong by the looks of the handle post. I believe to have been constructed in the early 1980s, but cant attest to it as the builder plate is now gone from it. There is little interest in reviving the line, and if officially abandoned, the right-of-way will most likely be transformed into rail-to-trail access to the Kinzua Viaduct, the very bridge that caused the demise of the Knox and Kane Railroad. A caption of the former turntable of Knox and Kane Railroad. Consequently, ridership on the K&K dwindled after its primary attraction was destroyed, and the line was shuttered in 2006. Determining it to be too expensive to repair, the state of Pennsylvania decided to leave the bridge as-is, and will establish a state park at its location, demonstrating to visitors the destruction that can be reaped by nature. In 2003, a tornado ripped through the valley, and destroyed half of the bridge. A portion of the Erie Railroad was purchased so that the tourist trains could cross the Kinzua bridge. Despite this, the line was reopened in 1970 to serve as the main attraction for the Knox & Kane Railroad's tourist trains - passenger trains would leave Kane, PA, and travel to and over the viaduct so visitors could view the spectacular vistas afforded by the bridge's height. The K&K also operated a tourist railroad operation over the segment of the line from Kane to Marienville (originally the site of another of the Knox Glass Bottle Companys plants), and back to Kane. ![]() In 1959, when the railroad line over the Kinzua Viaduct was owned by Baltimore & Ohio, the viaduct itself was closed when it was determined that, with a train on the brige, high winds could cause the bridge to vibrate dangerously. Built originally of iron, the bridge was rebuilt using steel in 1900. It was built to serve the Pittsburgh and Western Railroad, a 3-foot narrow gauge railroad originally comprised of a number of smaller narrow gauge railroads that served the coal mines in the northern region of Pennsylvana. Kinzua Viaduct: When first built in 1882, the Kinzua Viaduct was the tallest bridge in the world. The rest of the line between Lewis Run and Bradford was abandoned under Conrail. ![]() In 1895, the NYLE&W went into bankruptcy and was reorganized into the Erie Railroad, itself merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railroad in 1960, who abandoned the line south of Lewis Run after acquiring trackage rights on the nearby Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline. Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, Septem8:45 AM The Knox And. In 2008, any hopes of revival were dashed when the K&K engine house on Biddle Street was burned by arsonists. She last ran for her Quaker owners in 2006, the year of the Knox and Kane's demise. Member since April 2003 305,206 posts Knox And Kane RailRoad. She originally was imported by the Knox and Kane Railroad in 1989, and ran as their number 58. This abandoned railway was built by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad and was completed in 1882. Order Ascending Order Descending Anonymous.
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