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 same period in 2018, the authority
reported yesterday.
The carload increase is “especially significant” since 2018 was a
record year for carloads transported on the authority’s tracks, PNRRA officials
said in a press release.
The railroad’s operator is the Delaware-Lackawanna
Railroad.
“This substantial growth is especially significant in the face of national
carload data which shows a 3 percent decrease among Class I railroads in the
United States for the same period reports,” said PNRRA President Larry
Malski.
As a consequence of the traffic growth, a track was added to the authority’s
Green Ridge Yard in Scranton. The project was funded with the help of a
$686,000 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation grant awarded to the
Delaware-Lackawanna.