BCRT #8: Cops with Wooden Legs Multi-Cache
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BCRT #8: Cops with Wooden Legs
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Welcome to the Bellefonte Central Rail Trail Geocache Series. This 3-stage cache will have take you along the abandoned Bellefonte Central Railroad between Waddle and I-99/220, which has been converted into a rails-to-trails path for hiking, biking, and horseback riding.
Fall, Sell-Off, and Abandonment.
"As part of the State College abandonment, the railroad cut back operations to the line between Bellefonte and the Gyp, which was its sole remaining customer. In 1975, the BFC’s stockholders sold the railroad to San Francisco-based Kyle Railways, which owned shortlines throughout the U.S. The following year National Gypsum sold “the Gyp” to a Canadian firm, Domtar. Domtar and the Kyle-owned Bellefonte Central operated until 1982, when a severe slump in the steel industry caused Domtar to halt production. The BFC ran its last train in June 1982 and was abandoned two years later."
--Excerpted from 'Bellefonte Central Railroad - Historical Summary' by Michael Bezilla and Jack Rudnicki
The cache should take you just over 2 miles to complete from State 1 to the Final, and for the most part the path is easy, level and well maintained, but some bushwacking might be necessary at each stage.
Additional Hints
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[Stage #2] Nnnnnnqqeeevvvnnnnaaaaaaaaa....
[Final] 2011 Pevpxrg Jbeyq Phc Znfpbg
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