Who We Are
Established in 1984, the North Shore Railroad Company & Affiliates is comprised of six short line railroads across Central Pennsylvania:
Juniata Valley Railroad (JVRR)
Lycoming Valley Railroad (LVRR)
Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad (NBER)
North Shore Railroad (NSHR)
Shamokin Valley Railroad (SVRR)
Union County Industrial Railroad (UCIR)
JVRR, LVRR, NBER, NSHR, SVRR operate on tracks owned by the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority. The UCIR has portions of track that are held by private parties as well as a portion that is owned by the Joint Rail Authority.
We provide quality rail service to a variety of businesses and industries located in Central Pennsylvania, running on 256.2 miles of track. The commodities we handle are as varied as the businesses themselves. Aggregates, coal, grain, and plastics are just a small sampling of the range of commodities that move in, out, and around Central PA on the rails.
In order to meet our 100 customers’ needs, SURC has purchased and secured various types of specialty equipment, including:
28 locomotives
More than 260 railcars (of various types: box cars, gondolas, hoppers, etc.)
30 work trucks, specialty maintenance vehicles, and hi-rail equipment (hi-rail trucks, maintenance equipment, etc.)
Our Mission
To be the most customer focused and safest transportation system possible
To conduct our business with the highest degree of integrity and professionalism
To provide quality regional rail freight service to customers in Central Pennsylvania
To be responsible civic partners with the communities we serve
NSHR 2022 Expansion in Central PA
On May 4, 2022, we made our first delivery on NSHR’s new Selinsgrove Branch.
Pictures taken by railroad personnel (some from railroad/private property - do not replicate).
About Us in 2020
35th Anniversary Celebration in 2019
2017 Short Line Railroad of the Year
In 2017, we were humbly honored to receive the “trifecta” of short line railroad industry awards (the only short line railroad to receive all three awards in the same year):
Norfolk Southern - 2017 Short Line of the Year,
Railway Age - 2017 Short Line Railroad of the Year
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association - 2017 Marketing Award
