Lycoming Valley Railroad

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Lycoming Valley Railroad

Reporting marks	LVRR
Locale	Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	1996 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Northumberland, PA

Lycoming Valley Railroad diesel engine #231 pushing a restored PRR caboose on a fall folaige tourist excursion

The Lycoming Valley Railroad (AAR reporting marks LVRR) is a short line that operates 38 miles of track in Lycoming) and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The line runs generally west between Muncy (in Lycoming County) and Avis (in Clinton County).

Other communities served include Montoursville, Williamsport (and its western neighborhood of Newberry), the unincorporated village of Linden (in Woodward Township) and Jersey Shore (all in Lycoming County). 37 miles of track are in Lycoming County and 1 mile is in Clinton County.

The rail line runs north and then west along the left bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River, roughly following the routes of Interstate 180 and U.S. Route 220.

The corporate offices are located in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. There are connections to the Norfolk Southern Railway line at Muncy and Linden (as well as an indirect connection to Canadian Pacific Railway service).

The Lycoming County Visitors Bureau offers occasional train excursions, departing from Williamsport and going to either Jersey Shore or Muncy and returning. In the fall these are billed as "Fall Foliage Excursions" and in December there are Polar Express rides with Santa Claus.

1 North Shore Railroad System
2 History
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] North Shore Railroad System

The Lycoming Valley Railroad is part of the North Shore Railroad System, which includes the following short lines:

The first five railroads (those marked with an asterisk, *) are owned by SEDA-COG JRA (Susquehanna Economic Development Association - Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority) and operated under contract by Robey Railroads, a private company. Robey Railroads also operates the other two railroads (UCIR and WCOR). As of 2006, there are plans by Robey to consolidate these seven lines as the Susquehanna Railroad Corporation, a non-operating holding company.

The system has trackage rights via the Norfolk Southern line. These allow the Lycoming Valley Railroad to connect to the west with the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad (at Lock Haven) and, to the south, with the Union County Industrial Railroad (at Milton), the North Shore Railroad (at Northumberland), and the Shamokin Valley Railroad (at Sunbury).

Map of the Lycoming Valley Railroad

[edit] History

The line operated by the Lycoming Valley Railroad was formerly part of the Reading Railroad and New York Central Railroad and was absorbed into Conrail. SEDA-COG JRA was formed in July, 1983 to continue to provide rail service to communities whose rail lines Conrail had decided to abandon. In 1996 the JRA took over the line when Conrail abandoned it, and the Lycoming Valley Railroad was born as its fifth railroad.