Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad
Depot in Newport
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| Locale | Perry County, Pennsylvania |
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| Dates of operation | 1890–1935 |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 30.67 miles |
| Website | Big Spring State Park [1] |
The Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad was a nineteenth-century, 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad in Pennsylvania. It ran from Newport, Pennsylvania to New Germantown, Pennsylvania. It carried lumber, and transferred it to the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Pennsylvania Railroad at Newport. The right of way was extended to an uncompleted tunnel through Conococheague Mountain, started in an attempt to connect with the Path Valley Railroad. This right of way was later used by the Perry Lumber Railroad.
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