Lycoming Valley Railroad

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Lycoming Valley Railroad
logo_filename=Lycoming Valley Railroad Herald.gif
logo_size=
marks=LVRR
locale=Pennsylvania
start_year=1996
end_year=present
old_gauge=
hq_city=Northumberland, PennsylvaniaThe Lycoming Valley Railroad reporting mark|LVRR is a short line that operates convert|38|mi|km of track in Lycoming and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. It is part of the North Shore Railroad System.

The line runs generally west between Muncy (in Lycoming County) and Avis (in Clinton County). Other communities served include Montoursville, Williamsport (and its western neighborhood of Newberry), the unincorporated village of Linden (in Woodward Township) and Jersey Shore (all in Lycoming County). convert|37|mi|km of track are in Lycoming County and convert|1|mi|km|sing=on is in Clinton County.

The rail line runs north and then west along the left bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River, roughly following the routes of Interstate 180 and U.S. Route 220.

The corporate offices are located in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. There are connections to the Norfolk Southern Railway line at Muncy and Linden (as well as an indirect connection to Canadian Pacific Railway service).

The Lycoming County Visitors Bureau offers occasional train excursions, departing from Williamsport and going to either Jersey Shore or Muncy and returning. In the fall these are billed as "Fall Foliage Excursions" and in December there are Polar Express rides with Santa Claus.

The system has trackage rights via the Norfolk Southern line. These allow the Lycoming Valley Railroad to connect to the west with the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad (at Lock Haven) and, to the south, with the Union County Industrial Railroad (at Milton), the North Shore Railroad (at Northumberland), and the Shamokin Valley Railroad (at Sunbury).

History

The line operated by the Lycoming Valley Railroad was formerly part of the Reading Railroad and New York Central Railroad and was absorbed into Conrail. SEDA-COG JRA 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 Lycoming Valley Railroad was born as its fifth railroad.

See also

* List of Pennsylvania railroads
* Stourbridge Railroad (also operated by Robey Railroads)

External links

* [http://www.nshr.com/LVRR/lvrr.shtml Lycoming Valley Railroad]