ELK  COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad 		Current
Location		 Type Current
Use		 Date
Built		 Track
Status		 Building
Material		 More
Info
Ridgway West Main St. and PA948 P Business 1905 In Use Brick  
Ridgway SR 219 at A&E
Tracks		 P RR Storage 1907 In Use Brick
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad		 Notes
Barr Was formerly known as Benett's Branch and was the site of the first post office in the county.
Brockport  
Clermont  
Glen Hazel  
Hydes This location is now known a Challenge on modern maps. It was on the Toby Branch of the Erie RR between Brockport and Kyler's Corners.
Instanter According to the book History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania published by J.H. Beers & Co in 1890, "Instanter, seven miles south of the site of Instanter of ancient times, is the name of a new depot on the new C. & J. Railroad. The tannery of Shultz & Hoyt was established at this point, and opened in January, 1890." The railroad is also referred to as the Johnsonburg and Clermont in the same book and was leased to the PRR. The site of the town is now underwater due to the East Branch Flood Control Dam.
Johnsonburg  
Johnsonburg This station was located on Bridge Street.
Johnsonburg  
Kersey  
Ketner  
Ketner There was an old freight terminal that was used for unloading dam building materials at the end of Ketner Road.
Nansen  
Rasselas This station was across from the Fritz Road/Rasselas Road intersection. 
Ridgway  
Ridgway  
St. Marys This station was located on Erie Avenue.
Straights  
Wilcox  
1895 ELK COUNTY RAILROAD MAP