The B&S was a regional railroad that was started by Charles and John Goodyear. It's the same family as the tire company but that was much later and not these two men. It started in Austin, PA and at its height, it stretched from the coal mines at Sagamore near Indiana, northeast to Galeton and Addison; and then northwest to Buffalo. The Achilles heel of the line were the three switchbacks over a large hill called the 'Hogback' between Austin and Galeton.
Originally, the line was just an extremely well made lumber railroad that connected with the Pennsylvania at Keating Summit, but as the hills were denuded, another resource had to be found. The Goodyears turned to coal which they shipped to Buffalo along with their lumber products. The line was extended south to the Medix Run and Huntley areas and eventually on to Dubois where the B&S connected to the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh. The B&S used the BR&P tracks to reach the rest of the line which ran from Juneau southwest to Sagamore. The B&S owned coal mines at Medix Run, Huntley and Sagamore that were profitable in some years but not others.
The Wellsville to Buffalo section was never a profitable venture and was abandoned in 1916. The line went into receivership several times in the early 20th century and in 1932 it became part of the B&O. In 1942, a major storm that caused flooding south of Austin washed out the line and it was not rebuilt. This created a section of the B&O from Wellsville to Galeton to Addison that was separated from the rest of the B&O system. This section was not very profitable and was sold to the Salzburgs in 1956. It became a shortline known as the WAG...Wellsville, Addison and Galeton. The WAG was abandoned in 1979.
The mines are now closed, the sawmills in Austin are no more and none of the original B&S track is in use.
The map of the B&S railway can be found here.
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