Gettysburg & Northern Railroad

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Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Overview

The Gettysburg and Northern Railroad operates a 25-mile long line running from Gettysburg in Adams County north to Mount Holly Springs in Cumberland County. Between Gettysburg and Mount Holly Springs, the railroad serves Biglerville, Aspers, Gardners, Peach Glen, Hunters Run, and Upper Mill. Among the products carried by the railroad are canned goods, pulpboard, soda ash, grain, and scrap paper. The Gettysburg and Northern Railroad is owned by Patriot Rail (formerly Pioneer Railcorp/Pioneer Lines).

GET was acquired by Patriot Rail after it purchased Pioneer Lines in August 2022.

GET interchanges with CSX at Gettysburg and NS at Mount Holly Springs.

Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built History Notes
PREX 1000 GP10 1950 Ex-EWR 1000/IC 8465/ICG 8465/BN 1522/GN 622. Active.
PREX 1001 GP10 1956 Ex-IC 8295/ICG 8295/CO 6080. Active.
GET 3833 GP38-2 1974 Ex-LTEX 5129/NS 5129/SOU 5129. Active. Arrived April 2023 to replace GP15D.

Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Customers

Customer Location Company Type Car Type Notes
International Paper Biglerville Corrugated Packaging Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
Premier Chemicals Aspers Chemical Company Covered Hoppers
Dr Pepper Snapple Aspers Beverage Manufacturer Tank Cars Makes Yoohoo.
Zeigler Bros Gardners Animal Feed Manufacturer Covered Hoppers
Knouse Foods Gardners Apple Juice & Sauce Manufacturer Covered Hoppers
Knouse Foods Peach Glen Fruit Product Manufacturer Covered Hoppers
GET Transload Hunters Run Transload Facility Tank Cars Inactive.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Mt. Holly Springs Fiber Materials Boxcars
Alfagreen Supreme Mt. Holly Springs Alfalfa Products Covered Hoppers



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