East Penn Rail Road EMD GP18 Locomotive at the end of their short line in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA.
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REGIONAL RAIL, LLC
Regional Rail, LLC is a company operating short-line railroads in Delaware, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It operates 13 railroads: Burns Harbor Railroad, Carolina Coastal Railway, East Penn Railroad, Effingham Railroad, Florida Central Railroad, Florida Midland Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, Great Sandhills Railway, Illinois Western Railroad, Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, Port Manatee Railroad, South Point and Ohio Railroad, Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (Ohio) and Tyburn Railroad as well as the Conshohocken Recycling & Rail Transfer. It is based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Operations
Regional Rail, LLC owns three railroads in the Mid-Atlantic states of the United States. The East Penn Railroad operates on 114 miles (183 km) of trackage in Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania. The Middletown and New Jersey Railroad operates 43 miles (69 km) of railroad lines near Middletown in New York. The Tyburn Railroad serves a transload facility in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Regional Rail, LLC also owns the Conshohocken Recycling & Rail Transfer in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, a waste-transfer facility that ships waste to landfills by rail.
The company additionally owns three railroads in Florida. The Florida Central Railroad operates 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Orlando, Florida. The Florida Midland Railroad operates 2 lines totaling 35 miles (56 km) in central Florida near Winter Haven and South Lake Wales. The Florida Northern Railroad operates 2 lines totaling 98 miles (158 km) in northern Florida.
The company also owns Diamondback Signal, which installs and maintains grade crossing signals for short-line and regional railroads.
In November 2022, G3 Canada sold Great Sandhills Railway to Regional Rail.
In November 2023 the company announced plans to acquire the Indiana Eastern Railroad and the Ohio South Central Railroad.
Railroads
- Burns Harbor Railroad
- Carolina Coastal Railway
- East Penn Railroad
- Effingham Railroad
- Florida Central Railroad
- Florida Midland Railroad
- Florida Northern Railroad
- Great Sandhills Railway
- Illinois Western Railroad
- Middletown and New Jersey Railroad
- Port Manatee Railroad
- South Point and Ohio Railroad
- Cincinnati Eastern Railroad (Ohio)
- Tyburn Railroad
- Conshohocken Recycling & Rail Transfer
Overview
Industry: Short line freight railroads
Founded: 2007
Headquarters: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Area served: Delaware, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Alberta, Saskatchewan
Key personnel: Alfred M. Sauer, President and CEO
Parent: 3i RR Holdings GP, LLC
Website: www.regional-rail.com
