East Penn Railroad - Lines Operated

Lines Operated

The East Penn Railroad operates the following railroad lines:

  • Bristol – industrial park trackage in the Bristol, Pennsylvania area, interchanging with Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO).
  • Kutztown – operates on trackage owned by the Kutztown Transportation Authority from Kutztown, Pennsylvania southeast to interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) in Topton, Pennsylvania.
  • Lancaster Northern – owns and operates from Ephrata, Pennsylvania northeast to interchange with NS in Reading, Pennsylvania, using trackage rights on NS between Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania and Reading.
  • Manheim – owns trackage in Manheim, Pennsylvania area, interchanging with NS.
  • North East Philadelphia – trackage in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, interchanging with CSAO in Bustleton.
  • Octoraro – owns and operates trackage (the former Octoraro Branch) from end-of-track in Sylmar, Pennsylvania east to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania where they connect to the Wilmington & Northern line. SEPTA still owns the passenger rights on the Octoraro Line.
  • Perkiomen – owns and operates from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania north to interchange with NS in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
  • Quakertown – operates on SEPTA-owned trackage from Quakertown, Pennsylvania south to interchange with Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad in Telford, Pennsylvania.
  • Wilmington & Northern – owns and operates from interchange with CSX Transportation in Elsmere Junction, Delaware north to interchange with NS in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Also the Octoraro Line connects with the Wilmington & Northern line in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
  • York Industrial Track - operates trackage from interchange with NS in York, Pennsylvania to Stony Brook, Pennsylvania.

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