History
The York and Cumberland Railroad opened the line from York north to Lemoyne in 1851; this is part of the current Enola Branch north of Wago Junction. The Northern Central Railway extended the line north to Dauphin in 1858; this extension south of Marysville is now the Enola Branch.
The Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad opened in 1877, including the Enola Branch south of Columbia. The York Haven and Rowenna Railroad opened the Shocks Mills Bridge and connecting trackage in 1905, running from Rowenna northwest to Wago Junction. The final piece of the Enola Branch opened in 1906, with the completion of the Atglen and Susquehanna Branch to Rowenna. The entire line became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers, and in the 1999 breakup of Conrail it was assigned to Norfolk Southern.
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