 Clement resigned the presidency in 1909; he was succeeded by Wallace Gephart, and the post of general superintendent was abolished.When Bellefonte Furnace shut down in 1910, followed by Nittany Furnace in 1911, the Central Railroad lost most of its traffic.The last passenger train ran on the line on November 28, 1918, and the tracks were removed in 1919 from Bellefonte to Salona.