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This web site is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Montour Railroad. Check back soon for updates.

 

Gene P. Schaeffer is pleased to announce the publication of a new book about the 

Montour Railroad.

 

Order your copy TODAY! click here for more details.

 

Visit the discussions on the Montour Railroad Historical Society Discussion Group and visit the Society Homepage for additional photos, discussions and more.

 

I have started a Montour Railroad WIKI that allows anyone to upload and edit pages. Please take a look and make contributions.

UPDATE: 26-Sep-2009 Added Henderson Mine image.
Add more from Bob Ciminel's Railroading 101
Added Coverdale Mine page.
UPDATE: 22-Aug-2009
Added the builders sheet for the X-1cim
Added new section on Bob Ciminels series Railroading 101
Added a new picture of MTR 76 on the Roster page.
Added a page for MP 32 Thompsonville, Fife
UPDATE: 21-Jul-2009 An update has occurred! Wow it's been a while. I have updated the Venice, Gilmore Jnc, Midland Spur MP 23  page.
UPDATE: 14-Mar-2009
Updated the Montour Railroad Roster page with a picture of Montour #2 and clean the page up, it was looking ugly.
Added information to the National No.2 mine page.


March 13, 2008, Montour 77 was still intact at a locomotive 
dealer near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania
Another photo is in the Roster page.
Photo by Matt Provenza

Please contact me if you have any information. I am looking for old photos, stories and whatever else might be available. Don't forget to check out the Yahoo Montour Railroad Group, photos, discussions and more.

ken.caine@montourrr.com

You can buy the ORIGINAL Gene P. Schaeffer's book on the Montour Railroad here 
http://www.bethlehemcarworks.com/Products/Books/books.html.

For Gene's new book, see New Montour Railroad Book.

(We're not affiliated with Bethlehmecarsworks.com)