The Pittsburg (no �h�); Shawmut Northern Railroad was described by locals as a railroad that �started nowhere and ended no place; with a lot of nothing in between;� although it actually linked the coal mines of Elk County; Pennsylvania; with markets in Cattaraugus; Allegany; and Steuben Counties in central and western New York State. Always an underdog; the Class I line went into bankruptcy a mere five years after its corporate birth; holding the record for the longest receivership of any American railroad at 42 years. Always starved for cash; it limped along with outdated and tired equipment; yet it never failed to meet its payroll. It was scrapped completely in 1947.
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