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Octoraro Railway
Overview
HeadquartersKennett Square, Pennsylvania
Reporting markOCTR
LocaleChester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle County, Delaware
Dates of operation1977–1994
PredecessorDelaware Valley Railroad
SuccessorEast Penn Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 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.

History

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.

The Octoraro Railway ceased operations on June 30, 1994. The Delaware Valley Railway acquired the company on July 1, 1994.

Successor operations

Delaware Valley, a subsidiary of RailAmerica, operated the line until 1999, followed by the Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY). 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. East Penn Railway took over operation in 2004 and purchased the right of way from SEPTA. In 2007 the company merged to become East Penn Railroad and operates the Octoraro line.

See also

References

  1. Gress, Karen K. (1989-04-20). "Octoraro Keeps on Chugging". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  2. Baer, Christopher T. "PRR Chronology: 1976" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  3. Baer, Christopher T. "PRR Chronology: 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  4. ^ U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). Washington, DC (2003-07-24). "Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.--Modified Rail Certificate," Federal Register, 68 FR 43783.
  5. ^ STB (1999-06-10)."Certificate of Designated Operator, Brandywine Valley Railroad Company." Decision no. STB D-OP No. 100. See footnote 1 in the STB certificate.
  6. STB (2004-12-21). "East Penn Railway, Inc.—-Modified Rail Certificate." Federal Register, 69 FR 76522.
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