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Mont Alto Rail Road
Map
Overview
HeadquartersMont Alto?
LocaleFranklin County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation1872–1901
SuccessorCumberland Valley and Waynesboro Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Mont Alto Rail Road was a railroad in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, originally built to connect the blast furnaces of the Mont Alto Iron Company to the Cumberland Valley Railroad. It was later extended south to reach Waynesboro.

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