Lowville and Beaver River Railroad

Plans called for the LBR route, which was offered for $425,000, to be used for a museum train operated by the Railroad Society of Northern New York, which had been based in Croghan in the mid-1990s.

[15] River Marine Inc. of Cape Vincent, NY recently purchased the former Carthage train depot[16] on Mechanic Street.

[17] Ronald J. Trottier the owner of River Marine Inc. plans to lease the railroad between Cartage and Lowville.

[18] The #1923 steam locomotive, an Alco 2-8-0, has been preserved as part of the Steamtown, USA National Historic Site, Scranton, PA.[19] The 16.8 km long route of the LBR runs from Lowville through the valley of the Beaver River via New Bremen and Beaver Falls to Croghan.

[20] The branch line crosses the Black River on a 1,100 foot long Warren swing through truss bridge.