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Lehigh and Mahanoy Railroad information


Lehigh and Mahanoy Railroad
1870 map
Overview
LocaleNortheastern Pennsylvania
Dates of operation1862 (1862)–1866 (1866)
PredecessorQuakake Railroad
SuccessorLehigh Valley Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The Lehigh and Mahanoy Railroad, originally the Quakake Railroad (pronounced quake-ache), was a rail line connecting Black Creek Junction in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania with Quakake, Delano, and Mount Carmel. Opened from Black Creek Junction to Quakake in 1858 and to Mount Carmel in 1860, it allowed anthracite coal mined along the line and bridge traffic to be transported east tos New York City. After 1866, it was merged into the Lehigh Valley Railroad and named Mahanoy Branch.

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