Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad

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Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Overview

The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad is a shortline railroad operating in Northeastern Pennsylvania, especially the Scranton area. DL began service in August 1993 and is the designated operator for 88 miles (142 kilometres) of trackage in Lackawanna, Wayne, Northampton, and Monroe Counties. It is a subsidiary of holding company Genesee Valley Transportation Company, Inc. (GVT). It was founded by Jeffrey Baxter, Charles Riedmiller, John Herbrand, Michael Thomas and David Monte Verde who continue to make up its corporate ownership. The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad handles a large variety of commodities including grain, forest products, paper, plastics, petroleum and fuel products, chemicals, aggregates, and much more. During its over 30 years of operation, rail volume has grown to nearly 10,000 cars per year.

The DL interchanges with Norfolk Southern Railway in Taylor, Pennsylvania, Norfolk Southern in Portland, Pennsylvania via Slateford Junction near Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, and the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad via Duryea Yard outside Pittston, Pennsylvania, thus connecting to the Great Lakes via Sayre Yard and New Jersey and New York City via former Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ).

Delaware-Lackawanna Carbondale Branch Customers

• Runs from Carbondale, PA to Scranton, PA.

Delaware-Lackawanna Scranton Industrial Track/Minooka Industrial Track Customers

• Runs within Scranton, PA

Delaware-Lackawanna Mainline Customers

• Runs from Scranton, PA to Slateford, PA

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