Their plan was to build a railroad along the east side of the Susquehanna River from above Pittston to Danville or Sunbury.
In 1872, the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad started to operate the Danville, Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre tracks.
[4] In 1888, the railroad's president was J. N. DuBarry, the secretary was Albert Hewson, and the treasurer was Taber Ashton.
Proceeding east, the route passed through Danville[8] and terminated at Tomhicken.
was laid on white oak ties and had stone cinder and culm ballast.
[2] The stations included Mountain Grove Campground,[note 1] halfway between Bloomsburg and Hazleton,[10] and Mainville.
[11] The Danville, Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre Railroad helped provide coal access to the market.
[1] The railroad was also used to transport furniture and other supplies to the Mountain Grove Campground.
The railroad also carried cars full of worshipers to the Mountain Grove Campground, and sometimes even ran especially for them.