Penn Eastern

Company History: PRL was established in 1997 to take over operations on several disconnected former Conrail routes in southeastern Pennsylvania. The locomotive roster included two NW2’s, two GP10’s, a U36B, three U23B’s and a U28B. In 2007, PRL merged with sister road East Penn Railways to form the new East Penn Railroad. In addition of the single shot of the PRL, we have more from the Pennsylvania Railroad covering 1954 to 1956.

Successor/Parent History: East Penn Railway (EPRY) opened in the 90s to take over operation of several separate ex-Conrail routes (mostly ex-Pennsylvania or Reading) in Pennsylvania and Delaware. In 2007, East Penn Railway was merged with sister road Penn Eastern Rail Lines to form East Penn Railroad (reporting marks ESPN.) Today, they operate 114 miles of line with 14 locomotives.

The routes are: Bristol industrial area; Ephrata to Reading (this line is locally known as the Lancaster Northern); Manheim industrial area; Northeast Philadelphia to Bustleton; Sylmar to Chadds Ford (formerly the Octoraro Railroad); Pennsburg to Emmaus; Quakertown to Telford; Elsmere Junction; Delaware to Coatesville, Pennsylvania (referred to as the Wilmington & Northern line); York to Stoneybrook.

There were two other lines one of which was turned over to a tourist train operator and the other abandoned in 2010. Regional Rail LLC owns East Penn along with Middletown & New Jersey, and the Tyburn Railroad.

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