East Penn

Short line holding company Regional Rail LLC on Aug. 1 commenced operations in southeastern Pennsylvania on the York Industrial Track, which it has leased from Norfolk Southern. The York Industrial Track, which runs from York to Stony Brook, Pa., is now operated as part of Regional Rail subsidiary East Penn Railroad LLC, which serves southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware. The new operation connects to NS and York Railway at York.

“We want to thank Norfolk Southern for its efforts and support in achieving a seamless start of our operations in York, and we look forward to working with NS to grow the business on this new line,” said Regional Rail President and CEO Bob Parker. Added Regional Rail Vice President Al Sauer, “We have been pleasantly surprised by the number of new business opportunities that customers have shared with us already. East Penn’s operation of the York line is off to a nice start. ”

Regional Rail LLC, based in Kennett Square, Pa., is also the parent company of the Middletown & New Jersey Railroad LLC, which owns and/or operates four short lines in southeastern New York State.