Gettysburg Railway
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2015) |
 Gettysburg Railway F7 No. 81A leading an excursion out of the Gettysburg station, August 24, 1997 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Reporting mark | GER |
| Locale | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Dates of operation | 1996–2001 |
| Predecessor | Gettysburg Railroad |
| Successor | Gettysburg and Northern Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 23.4 mi (37.7 km) |
The Gettysburg Railway (reporting mark GBRY) was a Pennsylvania short-line railroad of RailAmerica that operated on 23.4 mi (37.7 km) between Gettysburg and Mount Holly Springs. The line shipped freight for local companies, interchanged with Conrail[citation needed] at Carlisle Junction in Mount Holly Springs, and operated a tourist railroad under a subsidiary, Gettysburg Scenic Rail Tours. In November 1996, the Gettysburg Railway company was created to operate the Gettysburg Railroad, which had been purchased by RailAmerica's Delaware Valley Railroad Company for $1,075,000.[1][2][3] The GBRY operated their own freight and tourist trains using their own equipment, including two Ex-Milwaukee Road F7’s from Dakota Rail.[1][2] The right-of-way was later sold again to Pioneer RailCorp in 2001, who created the Gettysburg and Northern Railroad.[4]
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- ^ a b Cupper, Dan (February 1997). "Gettysburg cited; NTSB urges steam standards". Trains. Vol. 57, no. 2. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 18, 18A, 18B. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Railroad News Magazine - Gettysburg gets F's, too". Trains. Vol. 57, no. 7. Kalmbach Publishing. July 1997. p. 29. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1996). "Report Form 10-K: RailAmerica, Inc".
- ^ "Pioneer Railcorp-Continuance in Control Exemption-Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Co". Surface Transportation Board. February 27, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2015.