Arnot and Pine Creek Railroad Company stock certificate circa 1881 (Pennsylvania)

Uncommon railroad stock certificate. Large vignette of a steam train with cars traveling through the countryside, near river with men in a small boat. Background of the scene has a large country house as well as a small town in the distance.  Unissued and not cancelled. Dated 18__. Circa 1881 from company records.  Measures approximately 10.75 x 8.75 inches. 

The Arnot and Pine Creek Railroad Company was a short-lived Pennsylvania railroad founded in 1881, incorporated in Blossburg PA to build a line connecting Arnot and Hoytville, Pennsylvania, primarily for local coal and timber industries. The line, also known as the "A&PC," operated for a short time before being leased to and eventually absorbed by the Tioga Railroad in 1895, which was later incorporated into the Erie Railroad. The railroad's legacy now includes its former path being a section of the modern-day Pine Creek Rail Trail in Tioga County.