The Octoraro Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated in Pennsylvania in the 1980s and 1990s.
The company was formed in 1977 and operated freight trains took on the Octoraro Branch, a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch line (subsequently owned by SEPTA) that ran from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania to the state line near Sylmar, Maryland.
At Chadds Ford, connection was made with a former Reading Company (Wilmington and Northern Railroad) branch.
The Octoraro Railroad ceased operations on June 30, 1994. The Delaware Valley Railroad acquired the Octoraro Railroad on July 1, 1994.
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