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Overview Map of the Lilly to Portage, PA Area
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The "Lilly" detector is located at Milepost 253.1 (Carney's Crossing). There is a dragging equipment detector and a hot box detector.
Lilly is located about 3 miles south of Cresson on PA Rt 53.
In the center of town is a concrete overpass (Over Bridge Street) with views East and Westbound.
At milepost 255.8 is the abandoned iron bridge at Cassandra. Note that the bridge is closed to vehicles.
To get to the iron bridge, continue on Rt 53 from Lilly. When you reach the bottom of the hill at the Gas Station/car wash/convenience store turn right onto Cassandra Road/main Street into Cassandra.
To continue on to the Jamestown Bridge (located at Milepost 257.2) , follow Rt 53 until you reach Township Road 406 (Jamestown Road}. Turn left.
Located east of "BC" is the site of the former Cassandra, PA station.
The "Portage" Dragging Equipment detector is located at milepost 258.8.NY tower once stood at milepost 259.1 and controlled train movements on several branches between Wilmore and Lilly.
The Portage Industrial track was formerly named the "BC Secondary". The track diverges at "NY", which can be reached by following South Railroad Street westward along the Portage Industrial Track from PA route 164.
NOTE: The track was the original alignment of the mainline until 1896. It cut through town and rejoins the main line at "BC" (milepost 256.8). The realignment between "NY" and "BC" shortened the distance but increased the grade to more than 1% (the steepest grade on the west slope). A Map of the "NY" Interlocking / "BC" Secondary is Available Here.
For further information on the history of Portage-Gallitzin as well as the PRR, see the following locations:
Photographs are
by Chris Behe unless otherwise noted.
Title Photo of the Portage Station is from a 1915 postcard.
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