The Bedford and Bridgeport Railroad opened from the state line north via Bedford to Mount Dallas (at the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company) in 1871; the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad built a connecting branch in Maryland.
In 1871, the Bedford and Bridgeport Railroad began its journey from the state line northward through Bedford to Mount Dallas (on the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company); concurrently, the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad established a connecting branch in Maryland.