Description
The Penn View Mountain Railroad was a 4 1/2-mile tourist line near Blairsville, Pennsylvania owned by Sloan Cornell (died at age 85). It was in operation from 1968 - 73. The Penn-View Mountain Railroad was located about 1/2-way up the grade from Blairsville, PA, on Route 22 east. Very Rare, Only one on all or internet ""Another vanished PA Tourist Line: Penn View Mountain RR"" The first wooden "nickels" or tokens appeared in 1934, as an advertisement/souvenir for a fair in Birmingham, New York. The gimmick proved popular enough that by 1948 the Elbee Company of San Antonio, Texas added custom-printed wooden nickels to their line of novelty items. Penn View Mountain Railroad Wooden Nickel Rare Souvenir Only One On All Internet Railway Operation From 1968 - 73 Blairsville Pa Rr Train
