DL&W Alford to Montrose What can ya tell me?

Hello all:

I had a chance to ride the Endless mt rail trail with my mt bike, very nice area! So it spurred me to wondering, if there was any info/pics on the trains/men/events that ran this route, was it narrow gauge? Stopped by and viewed the Alford station and switching tower. Looked for the station in Hop Bottom/Kingsley, but all gone unless I missed it! I did see a switchback near that area and wondered if there was a track from Alford to Hop Bottom up to the main line. This area has/has so many rails running through very confusing to me. Would love to hear/view history and maps circa 1915 or so.

TIA
Lee

Here's a topo map of Hop Bottom in 1946:

http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.a ... g&state=PA

Looks like the DL&W had a connecting track between the new and old mainlines south of Hop Bottom.

This page has pics of the abandoned connecting track area:

http://www.nepaview.com/dlw-nicholson-t ... ottom.html

I think he was asking about the Montrose Branch that broke off the mainline in Alford. Here are links to pictures from my site.

Alford Station and switching tower.

http://www.nepaview.com/dlw-alford-station.html

Alford to Tiffany

http://www.nepaview.com/dlw-alford-to-tiffany.html

Tiffany to Montrose

http://www.nepaview.com/dlw-tiffany-to-montrose.html

Part of it is the Endless Mountain trail, recently acquired by the Rail Trail Council of NEPA.