▁holding ▁areas ▁for ▁ore ▁cars ▁as ▁they ▁await ed ▁connection ▁to ▁a ▁fre ight ▁train . ▁The ▁two ▁tracks ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁crossed ▁one ▁another ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Le av itt s burg ▁( a ▁location ▁known ▁as ▁" SN ▁J unction "). ▁In ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁Warren , ▁the ▁double ▁track ▁became ▁a ▁ga unt let ▁track . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁B rier ▁Hill ▁Y ard ▁at ▁Young st own ▁was ▁ 2 5 ▁tracks ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁main ▁line ▁was ▁actually ▁triple - track ed ▁here ▁so ▁that ▁sle eper ▁car ▁trains ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁delayed . ▁S out heast ▁of ▁C rab ▁Creek ▁was ▁Him rod ▁J unction , ▁where ▁trains ▁bound ▁for ▁Pitts burgh ▁could ▁ve er ▁sout heast ▁and ▁connect ▁with ▁another ▁Er ie ▁sub div ision . ▁Tra ins ▁head ed ▁for ▁Hob oken , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁stayed ▁on ▁the ▁C & M V . ▁ ▁Between ▁Hub b ard ▁and ▁Sh aron , ▁the ▁line ▁single - track ed ▁for ▁ 3 . 5 ▁miles ▁. ▁Tra ins ▁also ▁single - track ed ▁over ▁the ▁Sh en ango ▁River ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁P ym at uning ▁Sw amp . ▁Double - track ing ▁began ▁again ▁at ▁P ym at uning ▁J unction . ▁ ▁Head w aters ▁Tra il ▁Begin ning ▁about ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Port age ▁County ▁began ▁acqu iring ▁ ▁of ▁abandoned ▁Rand all ▁Second ary