Opossum Run Branch

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Opossum Run Branch
Overview
StatusAbandoned
OwnerPennsylvania Railroad
LocalePennsylvania, United States
Termini
StationsTrotter, Leisenring, Monarch
Service
TypeFreight rail
System Pennsylvania Railroad
History
Opened1884
ClosedEarly to mid-1900s
Technical
CharacterFormer coal and coke transport line

The Opossum Run Branch was a former railroad line constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1884. [1] It ran from New Haven to West Leisenring, Pennsylvania, through the mining towns of Trotter, Leisenring, and Monarch. [2] The line was abandoned in the early to mid-1900s. Remnants can still be found to this day, most notably in West Leisenring, where a few railroad bridges and a row of coke ovens remain. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Railroads of Pennsylvania Encyclopedia".
  2. ↑ "Opossum Run Branch Route Map".
  3. ↑ "Historic Coke Ovens and PRR Remains in West Leisenring".
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