Barb Crout will lead the third annual Buffalo Valley Rail Trail ride, starting at the Rusty Rail Trail Brewery in Mifflintown at 10:30 am. The Buffalo Valley Rail Trail is a 9.5 mile finished scenic trail that is visited by thousands of residents and visitors between Mifflintown and Lewisburg with many trailheads, facilities and parking areas including a couple of breweries and an ice cream shop. Barb will send directions the week before the ride. Any questions, call Barb at 717 421-1970.
The Buffalo Valley Rail Trail follows the route of a railroad that once ran from Montandon to Bellefonte in Centre County, crossing through Union County on an east-west alignment. The Lewisburg Centre & Spruce Creek Railroad was incorporated in 1853, and immediately faced the difficulties of the Civil War and the St. Patrick’s Day flood of 1865.
In 1879, the branch was renamed the Lewisburg & Tyrone Railroad Co., and for another hundred years it was a key part of the valley's transportation network. The rise of interstate highway system led to a reduction in rail traffic. In 1982, the line ceased operations.
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