| Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | WKS |
| Locale | Kempton, Pennsylvania to Wanamaker, Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1963–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Kempton, Pennsylvania |
The Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern, Inc. (WK&S), the "Hawk Mountain Line", is a privately owned heritage railroad company in Kempton, Pennsylvania. The 1963 founded WK&S is operated by volunteers and dedicated to the preservation of historic railroad material, closely following the Reading Company.
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The WK&S operates tourist trains on a standard track of about 3 miles between Kempton and Wanamaker regularly on weekends between May and November as well as on special occasions using either diesel or steam engines. Its Kempton station is not the original one, but consists of buildings from the Reading Company that where brought to their current location. The ticket office was the original station at Joanna, Pennsylvania.
The company owns a shop building and an additional 1.5 miles of track south of Kempton.