Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad

The Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad was built in 1911 to haul fruit from Twin Mountain Orchards to Keyser, West Virginia.[1] It was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad which ran for 26.6 miles (42.8 km).[2] Freight was transferred to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Keyser.[1] Service was discontinued c. 1919 and the rails were taken up in 1921.[1] The Burlington, West Virginia train station survives and is now used as a branch of the Mineral County Library.

The former Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad Station in Burlington, West Virginia

References

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  1. ^ a b c Knight, Harry B. (June 1921). "Keyser". Baltimore and Ohio Magazine. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. p. 35. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ DeWitt, Ed (September 6, 2017). "Backtracking through time on the TM&P". Hampshire Review. Retrieved September 26, 2024.