BY BORYS KRAWCZENIUK STAFF WRITER Nov 30, 2020 Updated 3 hrs ago Amtrak, the nation’s largest passenger railroad, proposes a possible route between Scranton and New York City as part of its nationwide expansion plan. An idea first officially floated more than a decade ago, the proposal for Amtrak service between the two cities appears on a …
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PA NE Regional Railroad Authority Public MeetingTue, Nov 17, 2020 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/694050845 You can also dial in using your phone.(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.) United States (Toll Free): 1 877 309 2073– One-touch: tel:+18773092073,,694050845# United …
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Sealed bids will be received by the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority (PNRRA) for the following: Purchase and delivery of 2,500 – 7”x9”x8’6” or 7”x8”x8’6” Industrial Grade Crossties Contract documents and specifications are on file at the PNRRA offices, 280 Cliff Street, Scranton, PA 18503 and may be obtained by calling 570-963-6676 or emailing cdoyle@pnrra.org. …
The PNRRA Board Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2020 has been cancelled.
The board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 has been cancelled.
Due to the fact that the Pocono Mountain Library will be closing based on the school closure mandate, our board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2020 has been cancelled.
Written by Andrew Corselli, Managing Editor – Railway Age 01-02-2020 The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Co., Inc. (DL) notched an all-time record for freight carloads handled in 2019 with 9,690, which marks DL’s third straight year of carload records. The mark bested 2018’s record by 2.5%. And DL, the designated rail operator for the PNRRA-owned rail lines in Lackawanna …
Progressive Railroading Daily News July 30, 2019 Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals Pennsylvania rail authority logs carload increase in 2019’s first half The Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority (PNRRA) logged a 17 percent increase in carloads transported on its rail system in northeastern Pennsylvania during the first six months of 2019 compared with the …
Railway Age The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018. D-L Alco C425 2423 (ex-PRR 2423) is shown at Scranton following an anniversary excursion to the Delaware Water Gap in May. Railway Age photo by Stuart Chirls Record carloads and economic growth are going hand-in-hand in Lackawanna and Monroe Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For …
A local wheat and flour mill and the natural gas industry helped produce a record year for the regional freight railroad system that runs in Lackawanna and Monroe counties. The growth will require adding new tracks between Scranton and Carbondale to store freight cars. The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Co. carried a record 8,572 carloads of goods …