(Courtesy of Cindy Folk)

On Sunday, August 14, 1955, the Snyder County Centennial Train Ride from Selinsgrove to McClure and back took place from 1:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. This special passenger train of the famed Pennsylvania Railroad, the nation's largest at that time, passed through Beavertown going westward and returning eastward, and as such was the last train ever to transport passengers on the PRR Sunbury and Lewistown line.

Answer to Question in 17-11

Back in November we asked what famous other building across the street from the Opera House was also torn down. It was the Kearns Motor Car Co. building. It was formerly a buggy factory, but in 1907 converted to making automobiles. After being vacant for several decades, it was given to the fire company who tore it down in the mid 1970s and sold the lot to add to their treasury.