9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁possibly ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁( but ▁can ce led ) ▁PR R ▁yard ▁north ▁of ▁Sel ins gro ve ▁in ▁Sh am ok in ▁Dam . ▁Although ▁the ▁PR R ▁bought ▁a ▁large ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁planning ▁for ▁a ▁yard ▁or ▁car ▁shop , ▁the ▁proposed ▁tr unk ▁yard ▁was ▁instead ▁constructed ▁at ▁North umber land , ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁significance ▁to ▁the ▁older ▁route ▁through ▁S ny der ▁County . ▁Dec lin ing ▁passenger ▁numbers ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁can cellation ▁of ▁all ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁through ▁traffic ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁PR R ▁sold ▁its ▁large ▁tract ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁Power ▁& ▁Light ▁Co . ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁coal - f ired ▁power ▁plant ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁to ▁be ▁served ▁by ▁both ▁a ▁PR R ▁sp ur ▁north ▁from ▁the ▁S & L ▁at ▁a ▁w ye ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁Bridge ▁and ▁a ▁sp ur ▁south ▁from ▁the ▁Reading ▁Rail road ▁at ▁Clement ▁Station , ▁opposite ▁Sun bury . ▁ ▁Track ▁between ▁M ait land , ▁M if fl in ▁County , ▁and ▁Pa xt on ville , ▁west ▁of ▁Middle burg , ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁stages ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 8