Overview | |
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Headquarters | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania [1] |
Reporting mark | OCTR |
Locale | Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware |
Dates of operation | 1977–1994 |
Predecessor | Delaware Valley Railroad |
Successor | East Penn Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Octoraro Railway was an American shortline railroad that operated in Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1994.
This company was formed in 1976. It obtained a lease from SEPTA to operate freight trains on the Octoraro Branch, a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch line, between Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and the state line near Sylmar, Maryland. It also leased the Wilmington and Northern Railroad, a former Reading Company branch, from Elsmere Jct. ( Wilmington, Delaware) to South Modena ( Modena, Pennsylvania).
The company then created a connection between the two lines at Chadds Ford. [2] [3] [4]
The Octoraro Railway ceased operations on June 30, 1994. The Delaware Valley Railway acquired the company on July 1, 1994. [5]
Delaware Valley, a subsidiary of RailAmerica, operated the line until 1999, followed by the Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY). [5] The Morristown and Erie Railway provided freight service from July 1, 2003, to November 18, 2004, but operated under the trade name of Octoraro Railroad. [4] East Penn Railway took over operation in 2004 and purchased the right of way from SEPTA. [6] In 2007 the company merged to become East Penn Railroad and operates the Octoraro line.
Overview | |
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Headquarters | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania [1] |
Reporting mark | OCTR |
Locale | Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware |
Dates of operation | 1977–1994 |
Predecessor | Delaware Valley Railroad |
Successor | East Penn Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Octoraro Railway was an American shortline railroad that operated in Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1994.
This company was formed in 1976. It obtained a lease from SEPTA to operate freight trains on the Octoraro Branch, a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch line, between Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and the state line near Sylmar, Maryland. It also leased the Wilmington and Northern Railroad, a former Reading Company branch, from Elsmere Jct. ( Wilmington, Delaware) to South Modena ( Modena, Pennsylvania).
The company then created a connection between the two lines at Chadds Ford. [2] [3] [4]
The Octoraro Railway ceased operations on June 30, 1994. The Delaware Valley Railway acquired the company on July 1, 1994. [5]
Delaware Valley, a subsidiary of RailAmerica, operated the line until 1999, followed by the Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY). [5] The Morristown and Erie Railway provided freight service from July 1, 2003, to November 18, 2004, but operated under the trade name of Octoraro Railroad. [4] East Penn Railway took over operation in 2004 and purchased the right of way from SEPTA. [6] In 2007 the company merged to become East Penn Railroad and operates the Octoraro line.