| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Owego, New York |
| Reporting mark | LS, LSX |
| Locale | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1994– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge |
TheLuzerne and Susquehanna Railway is ashortline railroad inLuzerne County, Pennsylvania. It both serves local traffic and connects to theReading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Pittston and to theNorfolk Southern Railway at three separate junctions. It operates a total of 55 miles of track in and around theWyoming Valley in Luzerne County.
When founded in 1994, the railway incorporated tracks from a variety of defunct railroads, including the Pocono Northeast Railroad,Lehigh Valley Railroad, andDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Major commodities hauled by the Luzerne and Susquehanna include chemicals, packaging, building products, and food & beverage. The total number of cars transported in 2010 numbered nearly 4000.
The Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway is headquartered at 25 Delphine Street inOwego, New York, as part of aholding company for three shortline railroads in theTwin Tiers along with a disjunct shortline railroad inMississippi. The line's tracks are owned by the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority.
The railroad was purchased byR.J. Corman Railroad Group on August 19, 2020.
