Nittany & Bald Eagle

Company History: The 70 mile NBER runs between Tyrone and Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, plus a branch to Bellefonte, Lemont/State College and Pleasant Gap. These are former Pennsylvania Railroad routes. The company, a subsidiary of North Shore Railroad, was launched in 1984 to take over operation of the lines from Conrail.. As of 2012, the NBER roster included a GP7, a GP10, and a trio of GP8’

Successor/Parent History: The North Shore Railroad Company, established August 1, 1984, is short line serving Northumberland, Danville, Bloomsburg, and Berwick, Pennsylvania. The North Shore parallels the North Branch of the Susquehanna River and the old North Branch Canal. The North Shore line was originally built by Lackawanna & Bloomsburg Railroad (L&B), incorporated in 1852 to serve the coal mines and iron industry between Scranton and Northumberland. The L&B became part of the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) in 1873. DL&W became Erie Lackawanna in 1960 and then Conrail in 1976. Conrail abandoned the middle portion of the line between Hicks Ferry and Kinston, and then sold the western segment to the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority in 1984. The Rail Authority then contracted with the North Shore Railroad Company to operate it.

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