page_title: Catawissa Railroad
hierarchical_section_title: Catawissa Railroad
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Catawissa Railroad (CRR) as of 1895. Established 1860 as successor to the Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad. The CRR was leased by the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road (Reading RR) in 1872, as indicated on this 1895 map. CRR was formally merged with Reading RR in 1953 and then labeled as the Catawissa Branch. Portions of the branch line were abandoned in 1950s and 1960s. Conrail acquired the Reading RR in 1976, then abandoned the remaining sections. Original map cropped and CRR rail line highlighted.
context_page_description: The Catawissa Railroad was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania between 1860 and 1953. For most of its lifespan it was leased by the Reading Company, and was subsequently merged into the Reading.
context_section_description: The Catawissa Railroad was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania between 1860 and 1953. For most of its lifespan it was leased by the Reading Company, and was subsequently merged into the Reading.
caption: Catawissa Railroad map as of 1895
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