Decline
The Conemaugh and Black Lick spots mill gondolas in what's left of their yard before taking them to the wire mill on the other side of the Conemaugh River.
The Conemaugh and Black Lick was formed in 1923 as a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel. It operated 47.5 miles of track interconnecting five sections of the Cambria Works spread out over eleven miles of the Conemaugh River. The railroad survived the closure of the mills in 1992, and during Bethlehem Steel's liquidation in 2003, the railroad was sold to ISG which immediately sold it to Lehigh Valley Rail Management which has operated the railroad ever since. Today, the C&BL serves what little manufacturing remains in the former Cambria Works.
Decline
The Conemaugh and Black Lick spots mill gondolas in what's left of their yard before taking them to the wire mill on the other side of the Conemaugh River.
The Conemaugh and Black Lick was formed in 1923 as a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel. It operated 47.5 miles of track interconnecting five sections of the Cambria Works spread out over eleven miles of the Conemaugh River. The railroad survived the closure of the mills in 1992, and during Bethlehem Steel's liquidation in 2003, the railroad was sold to ISG which immediately sold it to Lehigh Valley Rail Management which has operated the railroad ever since. Today, the C&BL serves what little manufacturing remains in the former Cambria Works.