The Juniata Valley Railroad is a
short line that operates 11 miles of track in
Mifflin County,
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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. It is part of the
North Shore Railroad System.
The communities served include
Lewistown (and the MCIDC industrial park), the
unincorporated village of Maitland in
Derry Township, and
Burnham. All the track meets at Lewistown, with lines to the industrial park to the southwest, Maitland to the northeast (roughly parallel to
U.S. Route 522), and Burnham to the northwest (roughly parallel to
U.S. Route 322
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).
The system has
trackage rights
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Operating
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via the
Norfolk Southern Railway
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, interchanging with the
Pittsburgh Line
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at Lewistown.
History
The line operated by the Juniata Valley Railroad was a
Penn Central Railroad
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line that was taken over by
Conrail
Conrail , formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name. It continues to do busine ...
. SEDA-COG JRA (Susquehanna Economic Development Association - Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority) 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 Juniata Valley Railroad was born as its fourth railroad.
See also
*
List of Pennsylvania railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Common freight carriers
* Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad (AOR) Genesee & Wyoming
* Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR)
* Allentown and Auburn Railroad (ALLN)
* BD Highspire Holding ...
*
Stourbridge Railroad (also operated by Robey Railroads)
External links
Juniata Valley Railroad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Juniata Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania railroads
Railway lines opened in 1996
Spin-offs of Conrail
Transportation in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania