 It remained unprofitable, and Davis, in turn, sold the line to Sigmund Morris, of Altoona.Morris had incorporated the Altoona Northern Railroad on November 7, 1912, to acquire the line, and the Altoona, Juniata and Northern was merged into it on January 16, 1913.Morris planned to convert the railroad to , electrify it to make it an interurban, and extend it to connect with the Beech Creek Railroad (a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad) at Patton.