Paul,
There aren't any industries in State College that could be serviced by a railroad anymore. The O. W. Houts store and lumber yard closed last year, the University's power plant has had its coal trucked in for years, and the cement plant moved to a spot on the Lemont railroad line about the time the Bellefonte Central ended. Also, The Bald Eagle branch does host NS coal trains that serve a power plant near Selinsgrove along with NBER trains.
deepspire Carson City, NV (pop. 53,000) is 30 miles from the UP in Sparks. This would also make it the only state capitol in the lower 48 without railroad service, although they appear to have quite a railroad museum:http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=39.14831&lon=-119.768495&z=18.4&r=0&src=msa
Carson City, NV (pop. 53,000) is 30 miles from the UP in Sparks. This would also make it the only state capitol in the lower 48 without railroad service, although they appear to have quite a railroad museum:
Up until 1951 passenger trains served all 48 state capitals! For example it was possible to take a passenger train (or a series of connecting trains) from Tallahassee, Fla. to Helena, Mont. or from Pierre, So. Dak. to Augusta, Maine. When the Virginia & Truckee Railroad gave up its ghost at mid-century, that was the end of that.
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