Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad

The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (reporting mark PN) is a short-line railroad operating on trackage mostly in Bucks and Montgomery counties to the north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was created in 2011, taking over former operations from CSX Transportation. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad interchanges with CSX in Lansdale, the East Penn Railroad in Telford, and the New Hope Railroad in Warminster.

Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersLansdale, Pennsylvania
Reporting markPN
LocaleEastern Pennsylvania
Dates of operation2011–
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length55.53 miles
Other
Websitehttp://www.PNrailroad.com/

Operations
PN 5342 in Hatboro

The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad operates on 55.53 miles (89.37 km) of SEPTA-owned trackage mostly in Bucks and Montgomery counties to the north of Philadelphia, with some lines extending into northern portions of Philadelphia. The lines operated by the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad include the Bethlehem Branch from Newtown Junction to Telford, the Doylestown Branch from Lansdale to Doylestown, the New Hope Branch from Glenside to Ivyland, the New York Line from Jenkintown to Neshaminy Falls, as well as a 3-mile (4.8 km) portion of the Stony Creek Line near Lansdale. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad also operates the Lansdale Yard in Lansdale.[1][2] The railroad interchanges with CSX Transportation in Lansdale and the New Hope Railroad in Warminster. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad offers various freight rail services including transloading of bulk commodities between railcars and trucks, rail access to warehouse facilities including Lansdale Warehouse and AmeriCold Logistics LLC in Hatfield, and storage of railcars.[3]

History

In December 2010, it was announced that a newly formed shortline, the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad, would be taking over freight operations in the Lansdale area from CSX. Under the new arrangement, CSX would still move freight north from Philadelphia while the PN would serve customers in Lansdale, Hatfield, Souderton, Telford and Warminster. In addition, PN serves as a bridge route for rail traffic bound for the East Penn Railroad's Quakertown line, and the New Hope Railroad.[4] The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad took over operations from CSX in August 2011.[1]

Roster

Diesel locomotives

Number Model Builder Built Heritage Notes
5315 SD40-2W General Motors Diesel 1979 Former Canadian National Railway Out of Service. Purchased 2011. Undergoing work in New Hope.
5342 SD40-2W General Motors Diesel 1980 Former Canadian National Railway Active. Purchased 2011. Flagship locomotive for Pennsylvania Northeastern. Painted in PN's executive scheme.
5834 B36-7 GE Transportation 1985 Former CSX Transportation Stored on the New Hope Branch[5]
5843 B36-7 GE Transportation 1985 Former CSX Transportation Stored on the New Hope Branch[6]
7010 GP9rm General Motors Diesel 1959, rebuilt in 1985. Former Canadian National Railway Active. Originally built as CN GP9 4327. Purchased 2011. Wears PN "simplified" livery.
7210 GP9rm General Motors Diesel 1959, rebuilt 1989. Former Canadian National Railway Out of Service. Originally built as CN GP9 4312. Purchased 2011. Wears patched CN livery. Currently in storage on the New Hope Branch.
8211 C39-8 GE Transportation 1986 Former Norfolk Southern, Ex Conrail Retired. Originally Conrail as CR 6017. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out NS livery. Currently in storage on the New Hope Branch.
8212 C39-8 GE Transportation 1986 Former Norfolk Southern, Ex Conrail Active. Originally CR 6021. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out Conrail livery.
8701 SD60 Electro-Motive Diesel 1989 Former CSX Transportation Active. Built 1989 for CSX by EMD, retired 2017. Purchased by PN in 2019. Wears patched CSX livery with Pennsylvania Northeastern lettering.
8711 SD60 Electro-Motive Diesel 1984 Former CSX Transportation, Ex Conrail, Exx-EMDX Active. Used by EMD as a demonstrator locomotive (EMDX No. 2) for the SD60s. Purchased by Conrail in 1986 and became CR No. 6842. Became CSX 8711 in 2000. Purchased by PN in 2019. Wears patched CSX livery with Pennsylvania Northeastern lettering.
  • PN No. 7010
  • PN 8711 and 8701 sit next to PN 7210 in Lansdale Yard
  • PN 8212 leads a train southbound through Hatboro

References
  1. "Views & News - New (and Changing) Railroads". American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  2. "Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142". Federal Register. July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  3. "Freight/Logistics". Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. Di Domizio, Tony (December 7, 2010). " "Changes coming down the track". The Reporter. Lansdale, PA. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  5. "Railroad Picture Archives.NET". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  6. "railroadpicturearchives - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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