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Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad
	PN 5342 along SEPTA's Warminster Line in Hatboro
Overview
Headquarters	Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Reporting mark	PN
Locale	Southeastern Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	2011–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	55.53 miles
Other
Website	http://www.PNrailroad.com/

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The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad (reporting mark PN) is a short-line railroad operating on trackage mostly in Bucks and Montgomery counties to the north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was created in 2011, taking over former operations from CSX Transportation. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad interchanges with CSX in Lansdale, the East Penn Railroad in Telford, and the New Hope Railroad in Warminster.

Operations

The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad operates on 55.53 miles (89.37 km) of SEPTA-owned trackage mostly in Bucks and Montgomery counties to the north of Philadelphia, with some lines extending into northern portions of Philadelphia. The lines operated by the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad include the Bethlehem Branch from Newtown Junction to Telford, the Doylestown Branch from Lansdale to Doylestown, the New Hope Branch from Glenside to Ivyland, the New York Line from Jenkintown to Neshaminy Falls, as well as a 3-mile (4.8 km) portion of the Stony Creek Branch near Lansdale. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad also operates the Lansdale Yard in Lansdale.^[1]^[2] The railroad interchanges with CSX Transportation in Lansdale, the New Hope Railroad in Warminster, and the East Penn Railroad in Telford. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad offers various freight rail services including transloading of bulk commodities between railcars and trucks, rail access to warehouse facilities including Lansdale Warehouse and AmeriCold Logistics LLC in Hatfield and storage of railcars.^[3]

History

In December 2010, it was announced that a newly formed shortline, the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad, would be taking over freight operations in the Lansdale area from CSX. Under the new arrangement, CSX would still move freight north from Philadelphia while the PN would serve customers in Lansdale, Hatfield, Souderton, Telford and Warminster. In addition, PN serves as a bridge route for rail traffic bound for the East Penn Railroad's Quakertown line, and the New Hope Railroad.^[4] The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad took over operations from CSX in August 2011.^[1]

Roster

Number	Classification	Builder	Built	Heritage	Notes
5315	SD40-2W	General Motors Diesel	1979	Canadian National	Purchased 2011. Painted in PN's executive scheme. Equipped with cab signals.
5342	SD40-2W	General Motors Diesel	1980	Canadian National	Purchased 2011. Painted in PN's executive scheme. Equipped with cab signals.
5577	SD40-2	General Motors Diesel	1972	Canadian Pacific	Purchased 2007 for NHRR. Painted in PN's executive scheme in 2023. Equipped with cab signals.
7010	GP9rm	General Motors Diesel	1959	Canadian National	Originally built as CN GP9 4327, rebuilt in 1985 as 7010. Purchased 2011. Wears PN "simplified" livery. Used on occasional revenue freight and special excursion runs on the New Hope Railroad.
7210	GP9rm	General Motors Diesel	1959	Canadian National	Originally built as CN GP9 4312, rebuilt 1989 as 7210. Purchased 2011. Wears patched CN livery. Currently in storage at New Hope, out of Service.
8212	C39-8	GE Transportation	1986	Norfolk Southern, Ex-Conrail	Originally CR 6021. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out Conrail livery. Equipped with cab signals. Currently the last remaining operational C39-8 in North America.
8701	SD60	Electro-Motive Diesel	1989	CSX	Built 1989 for CSX by EMD, retired 2017. Purchased by PN in 2019. Wears patched CSX livery with Pennsylvania Northeastern lettering.
8711	SD60	Electro-Motive Diesel	1984	CSX, Ex-Conrail, Exx-EMDX	Used by Electro-Motive Diesel as a demonstrator locomotive (EMDX No. 2) for the SD60s. Purchased by Conrail in 1986 and became CR No. 6842. Became CSX 8711 in 2000. Purchased by PN in 2019. Wears patched CSX livery with Pennsylvania Northeastern lettering.

Former units

Number	Classification	Builder	Built	Heritage	Notes
8211	C39-8	GE Transportation	1986	Norfolk Southern, Ex-Conrail	Originally CR 6017. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out NS livery. Withdrawn from service between 2018 and 2019 and was used as parts source for 8212.
5834, 5843	B36-7	GE Transportation	1985	CSX, ex-SBD	Originally SBD 5834 & 5843. Purchased 2016. Wears CSX YN2 livery. Never operated in revenue service, both scrapped in 2021.
8218	GP9u (DRS-17)	General Motors Diesel	1957 (original), 1980s (Rebuild)	CP	Originally CP GP9 #8678. Purchased 2016. Wore patched CP Livery. Transferred to New Hope & Ivyland Railroad in 2017.

References

^ ^a ^b "Views & News - New (and Changing) Railroads". American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142". Federal Register. July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "Freight/Logistics". Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ Di Domizio, Tony (December 7, 2010). " "Changes coming down the track". The Reporter. Lansdale, PA. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

External links

Media related to Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[aslrra-1] "Views & News - New (and Changing) Railroads". American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[2] "Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142". Federal Register. July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[3] "Freight/Logistics". Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[4] Di Domizio, Tony (December 7, 2010). " "Changes coming down the track". The Reporter. Lansdale, PA. Retrieved January 20, 2011.

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-|locale=Eastern [[Pennsylvania]]
+|caption=PN 5342 along SEPTA's [[Warminster Line]] in [[Hatboro, Pennsylvania|Hatboro]]
+|locale=Southeastern [[Pennsylvania]]
 |start_year=2011
+|end_year=present
 |length=55.53 miles
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 ==Operations==
+The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad operates on {{convert|55.53|mi|km}} of [[SEPTA]]-owned trackage mostly in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]] and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] counties to the north of [[Philadelphia]], with some lines extending into northern portions of Philadelphia. The lines operated by the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad include the [[Bethlehem Branch]] from [[Newtown Junction, Pennsylvania|Newtown Junction]] to [[Telford, Pennsylvania|Telford]], the [[Doylestown Branch]] from [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]] to [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]], the [[Warminster Branch|New Hope Branch]] from [[Glenside, Pennsylvania|Glenside]] to [[Ivyland, Pennsylvania|Ivyland]], the [[Neshaminy Line|New York Line]] from [[Jenkintown, Pennsylvania|Jenkintown]] to [[Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania|Neshaminy Falls]], as well as a {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the [[Stony Creek Branch]] near Lansdale. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad also operates the Lansdale Yard in Lansdale.<ref name=aslrra>{{cite web|url=http://www.aslrra.org/news___publications/views___news/results.cfm?articleid=4404|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414061400/http://www.aslrra.org/news___publications/views___news/results.cfm?articleid=4404|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2013|title=Views & News - New (and Changing) Railroads|publisher=[[American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association]]|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-25/html/2011-18729.htm|title=Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142|date=July 25, 2011|publisher=[[Federal Register]]|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref> The railroad interchanges with [[CSX Transportation]] in Lansdale, the [[New Hope Railroad]] in [[Warminster, Pennsylvania|Warminster]], and the [[East Penn Railroad]] in [[Telford, Pennsylvania|Telford]]. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad offers various freight rail services including transloading of bulk commodities between railcars and trucks, rail access to warehouse facilities including Lansdale Warehouse and AmeriCold Logistics LLC in [[Hatfield, Pennsylvania|Hatfield]] and storage of railcars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnrailroad.com/freight-logistics/|title=Freight/Logistics|publisher=Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad|accessdate=February 12, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213135331/https://www.pnrailroad.com/freight-logistics/|archivedate=February 13, 2018}}</ref>
-[[File:PN SD40-2W 5342 SB Hatboro Station.jpeg|thumb|right|PN 5342 along SEPTA's [[Warminster Line]] in Hatboro]]
-The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad operates on {{convert|55.53|mi|km}} of [[SEPTA]]-owned trackage mostly in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]] and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] counties to the north of [[Philadelphia]], with some lines extending into northern portions of Philadelphia. The lines operated by the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad include the Bethlehem Branch from [[Newtown Junction, Pennsylvania|Newtown Junction]] to [[Telford, Pennsylvania|Telford]], the Doylestown Branch from [[Lansdale, Pennsylvania|Lansdale]] to [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]], the New Hope Branch from [[Glenside, Pennsylvania|Glenside]] to [[Ivyland, Pennsylvania|Ivyland]], the New York Line from [[Jenkintown, Pennsylvania|Jenkintown]] to [[Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania|Neshaminy Falls]], as well as a {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the Stony Creek Line near Lansdale. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad also operates the Lansdale Yard in Lansdale.<ref name=aslrra>{{cite web|url=http://www.aslrra.org/news___publications/views___news/results.cfm?articleid=4404|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130414061400/http://www.aslrra.org/news___publications/views___news/results.cfm?articleid=4404|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2013|title=Views & News - New (and Changing) Railroads|publisher=[[American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association]]|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-25/html/2011-18729.htm|title=Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142|date=July 25, 2011|publisher=[[Federal Register]]|accessdate=December 9, 2011}}</ref> The railroad interchanges with [[CSX Transportation]] in Lansdale and the [[New Hope Railroad]] in [[Warminster, Pennsylvania|Warminster]]. The Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad offers various freight rail services including transloading of bulk commodities between railcars and trucks, rail access to warehouse facilities including Lansdale Warehouse and AmeriCold Logistics LLC in [[Hatfield, Pennsylvania|Hatfield]] and storage of railcars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnrailroad.com/freight-logistics/|title=Freight/Logistics|publisher=Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad|accessdate=February 12, 2018}}</ref>
 ==History==
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 ==Roster==
-=== Diesel locomotives ===
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Number
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 |1979
 |[[Canadian National Railway|Canadian National]]
-|Purchased 2011. Painted in PN's executive scheme.
+|Purchased 2011. Painted in PN's executive scheme. Equipped with cab signals.
 |-
 |5342
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 |-
 |5577
-|[[EMD SD40-2|SD40-2]]
+|[[SD40-2]]
+|General Motors Diesel
-|[[Electro-Motive Division]]
 |1972
 |[[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]]
-|Purchased 2007. Jointly owned by [[New Hope Railroad]], reporting mark is NHRR. Stored in NHRR's Johnsville Yard near [[Warminster, Pennsylvania]]. Painted in patched CP livery.
+|Purchased 2007 for NHRR. Painted in PN's executive scheme in 2023. Equipped with cab signals.
+|-
 |-
 |7010
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 |1986
 |[[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]], Ex-[[Conrail]]
-|Originally CR 6021. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out Conrail livery. Equipped with cab signals.
+|Originally CR 6021. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out Conrail livery. Equipped with cab signals. Currently the last remaining operational C39-8 in North America.
 |-
 |8701
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 |CSX, Ex-Conrail, Exx-EMDX
 |Used by Electro-Motive Diesel as a demonstrator locomotive (EMDX No. 2) for the SD60s. Purchased by Conrail in 1986 and became CR No. 6842. Became CSX 8711 in 2000. Purchased by PN in 2019. Wears patched CSX livery with Pennsylvania Northeastern lettering.
+|-
+|}
+=== Former units ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Number
+!Classification
+!Builder
+!Built
+!Heritage
+!Notes
+|-
+|8211
+|[[GE C39-8|C39-8]]
+|[[GE Transportation]]
+|1986
+|[[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]], Ex-[[Conrail]]
+|Originally CR 6017. Purchased 2010. Wears patched out NS livery. Withdrawn from service between 2018 and 2019 and was used as parts source for 8212.
+|-
+|5834, 5843
+|[[GE B36-7|B36-7]]
+|[[GE Transportation]]
+|1985
+|CSX, ex-SBD
+|Originally SBD 5834 & 5843. Purchased 2016. Wears CSX YN2 livery. Never operated in revenue service, both scrapped in 2021.
+|-
+|8218
+|[[EMD GP9|GP9u]] (DRS-17)
+|General Motors Diesel
+|1957 (original), 1980s (Rebuild)
+|CP
+|Originally CP GP9 #8678. Purchased 2016. Wore patched CP Livery. Transferred to New Hope & Ivyland Railroad in 2017.
 |-
 |}
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 ==See also==
 {{Portal|Trains|Pennsylvania|Railways}}
-*[[Rail transportation in the United States|Rail Transportation in the United States]]
+*[[Rail transportation in the United States]]
-*[[List of Pennsylvania railroads|List of Pennsylvania Railroads]]
+*[[List of Pennsylvania railroads]]
 *[[New Hope Railroad]]
+*[[East Penn Railroad]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*{{commons category-inline}}
-{{Portal|Railways}}
-*{{commonscat-inline}}
 *[http://www.pnrailroad.com/ Official website]
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 [[Category:Pennsylvania railroads]]
 [[Category:Railway companies established in 2011]]
-[[Category:Companies operating former Reading Company lines]]
 [[Category:Spin-offs of CSX Transportation]]

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