Abandoned PRR Railroad. New Holland Branch. New Holland-Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

The New Holland Branch started out in 1854 as the East Brandywine Railroad, with the intent to connect the farms and villages along the rural portions of the Brandywine River with the markets of larger cities. The railroad provided freight and passengers along the Brandywine River with a connection to the PRR at Downington. The first half of the line opened westward from Downington to Honey Brook, and expanded further west as service along the route increased. Ultimately it reached Lancaster, PA.
The line came under the control of the PRR in 1903, and was renamed the New Holland Branch. Within the next few decades, service along the line began to decline. Passenger service ceased in 1930; freight service ended in the 1960s, with the eastern majority of the line finally being abandoned by Penn Central in 1972.
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0:17- New Holland PA
0:42- Rancks Church Rd
0:57- Briertown Rd
1:01- Money Rocks County Park
1:37- Narvon Quarry
1:52- Narvon Station
2:43- Logan Lane
3:04- US 322 overpass (removed)
3:29- Old US 322 overpass (removed)
4:09- Honey Brook PA
4:15- Honey Brook Station
4:49- West Branch Brandywine Creek
5:00- Suplee Junction (abandoned)
5:15- East Branch Brandywine Creek
5:24- Barneston PA
5:36- Glenmoore PA
5:40- Hallum Park
6:25- East Branch Brandywine Creek
6:39- Marsh Creek State Park
6:46- Marsh Creek
7:05- Dorlan Mill (removed)
7:14- Dorlan Mill Rd
7:19- Struble Trail
8:09- Shamona Creek
8:25- Dowlin Forge (abandoned)
9:24- US 30 underpass
9:35- Downingtown PA
9:52- Norwood Rd
10:11- Milltown Square
10:26- Mill Rd
10:33- Washington Ave
10:52- Brandywine Ave overpass
11:01- Mainline connection
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All color photos by J.R. Fischer