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* [https://www.gwrr.com/railroads/north_america/york_railway#m_tab-one-panel Official Website]
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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== History ==
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York Rail is a Genesee & Wyoming owned company. It was formed from a Merger of the remaining segment of Maryland & Pennsylvania, The Western Maryland York Branch, and a portion of the former Northern Central in southern York, Pa. York Rail really saved Rail Transport in Its area. York Rail Was created for many reasons. Ma Pa had been in bad shape since the mid 50's. It started gradually closing its line from Baltimore to York Starting south, eventually the only bit left was between Dallastown and Yoe Pennsylvania was the only stretch of track left. A few Steam powered excursions to Yoe. To pull out of this crisis the Ma Pa was first bought by Emons Railroad Group. Then, Emons bought the former PRR Fredrick branch from York to Mcsherrystown, Hanover, Pa. Ma Pa finally abandoned the last mainline section, from the current engine terminal to Dallastown/Yoe. The PRR Branch they had bought was a parallel line to the WM. It ran from the B&O connection Fredrick, MD to York, PA. Under Penn Central, the line was abandoned. The Lines going to Hanover were united under ma pa, as the Ex WM line was in bad shaped too. The company Was slowly trned into york rail (YKR) and in 2002, the railroad was bought by G&W and named York Rail (YRC)
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! ARR Reporting Marks
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| YRC
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! Parent Company
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| [[Genesee & Wyoming]]
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! Headquarters
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| York, PA
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! Termini
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| York, PA - Hanover, PA
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! Dates of Operation
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| 1999 -
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! Predecessors
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| Yorkrail, Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
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! Website
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| [https://www.gwrr.com/yrc/ Official Website]
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==York Railway Overview==
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The York Railway is a shortline railroad operating 42 miles of track in and near York, Pennsylvania. The company was created in 1999 through a consolidation of Yorkrail, Inc. and the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, both owned by the Emons Railroad Group. Genesee & Wyoming gained control of the company, and the other Emons properties, in 2002.
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The York Railway operates two parallel main lines, with the line running from York (via Thomasville and Spring Grove) to Porters Sideling being the main line.  
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The other line running from West York (via Bair and Spring Grove) to Hanover has been largely mothballed. Only the section between West York and Bair, and a small section in Spring Grove are still actively used.
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The railroad uses trackage rights over CSX to serve its final remaining customer in Hanover.
  
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== The Route ==
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YRC interchanges with:
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The Eastern most spot is the NS Interchange, ESPN Interchange, and The Industrial spur to the engine house and the end of former Ma Pa Track. These three lines are united at the junction by the Baseball stadium (York Revolution). Another spur goes up to a small industry. There is the old station beside the Rev's field. There is another junction were the former Northern Central line street runs down to a few industries. The tracks cross the creek and weave through downtown. In West York there are two yards. In between them is the old PRR Fredrick branch.  South of the bigger of the two yards you will find your self in a massive industrial district. The line then crosses Route 30 and makes its way to the first quarry on the line. The tracks pass a golf course in Nashville and come into Spring Grove. There is a massive paper mill in Spring Grove. The original PRR line is in use as a switching railroad for the paper mill. Currently it is called Pixel. Massive coal trains come into the paper mill via trackage rights given to Norfolk Southern. The tracks pass a few other industries relating to Pixel. The line then goes to Porters (Siding). In Porters the YRC connects with CSX's Hanover Subdivision. YRC has trackage rights into Hanover were it serves an industry on the old PRR Fredrick Branch.
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* CSX at Porters Sideling and Hanover.
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* Norfolk Southern at York.
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* East Penn Railroad at York.
  
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==York Rail Locomotives==
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==York Railway Locomotives==
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*[[Former York Railway Locomotives]]
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5142569 YRC 84]
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5613467 YRC 1500]
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|SW9
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|1952
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|Ex-MPA 84/MTR 85/PLE 1243/PLE 8952.
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|Stored in York. Owned by Stewartstown Railroad.
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/100771227@N08/49770029317/in/photolist-2iQmHZf-8HpJHk-2iQ1pKK-2iPVZoh-2gZLP5i LTEX 1452]
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|GP15-1
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|1979
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|Ex-NS 1452/CR 1694.
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5166113 YRC 1500]
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|CF7
 
|CF7
 
|1953
 
|1953
 
|Ex-MPA 1500/ATSF 2417/ATSF 275.
 
|Ex-MPA 1500/ATSF 2417/ATSF 275.
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|Active.  
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|OOS.  
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5166114 YRC 1502]
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/guitartrain/50834033432/in/photolist-2maahYr-2krXuKN-2ks2H7h-2ks2h6u-2krXvdg-2ks2hqH-2kn3Gg7-2kmgc3B-2k59kVZ-2jW5pau-2jW4BB4-2jW4Gfh-2jW5uN3-2jW4Hko-2jW4Hzr-2jLpEH6-2jLpFpS-2jLpG9T-2jLpGzh-2jLpHdr-2jLpJ7A-2jLpKzW-2jLtk27-2jLpLnC-2iME3Q6-2iKcoBM-2grsjKS-24YTyzM-SxwLTQ-Rmpgph-QHViaJ/ YRC 1531]
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|CF7
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|1950
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|Ex-ATSF 2426/ATSF 311.
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|Stored in York. To be scrapped?
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5166118 YRC 1504]
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|CF7
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|1951
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|Ex-MPA 1504/ATSF 2425/ATSF 261.
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|Stored in York. To be scrapped?
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5243098 YRC 1531]
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|GP15-1
 
|GP15-1
 
|1979
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5235080 YRC 1532]
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|[http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5563768 YRC 1532]
 
|GP15-1
 
|GP15-1
 
|1979
 
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|Active.  
 
|Active.  
 
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/guitartrain/49652674116/in/photolist-2iMBPtJ-2iME3Q6-2iME41m-2iME44Y-2iCxLPU-2iDCW9d-2iDEm2H-2iDAcAy-2iDCXRw-2iDCYyd-2iDEfBp-2iDA75t-2iDCSzz-2iDCTb9-2iDCTMj/ YRC 1535]
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/guitartrain/50385674388/in/photolist-2krXvdg-2jLpEH6-2jLtk27-2iDEfBp-2jW5pau-2jLpLnC-2jW4Hko-2jLpKzW-2kmcnC9-2jLpG9T-2jLufRN-2kmB2fN-2jW4BB4-2kn3844-2jLpGzh-2jW4Hzr-2ks2h6u-2iME41m-2jLpHdr-2ks2hqH-2krXuKN-2jW4Gfh-2ks2H7h-2iCxLPU-2iMBPtJ-2jLpJ7A-2iDCSzz-2jLpFpS-2kmgMSx-2iDEm2H-2jW5uN3-2jLtkRU-2iME44Y-2iDCXRw-2iDCTMj-2iME3Q6-2iDAcAy-2kmgc3B-2kngHpV-2iDCW9d-2iDCTb9-2iDA75t-2iDCYyd-2kimzFc-2kimzWY-2kiqTAM/ YRC 1535]
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5165202 YRC 1600]
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/732mpd/50683930117/ TPW 1538]
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|1956
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|1979
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|Ex-CSX 1733/SCL 1039/SAL 1966.
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|Ex-GMTX 409/NS 1436/CR 1670.
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5145701 YRC 1604]
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|[http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5484832 YRC 1548]
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|1956
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|Ex-CSX 4634/SBD 4634/SCL 4634/SAL 1957.
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|Ex-LTEX 1413/NS 1413/CR 1627.
 
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/lrmyers/48226013897/in/photolist-2gtyVLe-2gtyC49-i9ijEn-kHEheT-d74eGs-d5Qp8U-d5QvnW-d5QCvd-d5QEKQ YRC 1606]
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|[http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5528327 YRC 1549]
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|GP16
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|1956
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|1979
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|Ex-CSX 4635/SBD 4635/SCL 4635/SAL 1974.
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|Ex-LTEX 1417/NS 1417/CR 1638.
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5092795 YRC 1754]
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|[http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5495497 YRC 1556]
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|GP9
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|1956
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|1979
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|Ex-BO 6490.
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|Ex-LTEX 1452/NS 1452/CR 1694.
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|Stored in York. To be scrapped?
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5164798 YRC 1755]
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|[https://www.flickr.com/photos/guitartrain/50833210968/in/photolist-2krXumB-2krXuBS-2knXZKD-2kAwAsE-2kkMhJP-2kkLGWT-2kkGXP8-2kihhYg-2kid17E-2kid14U-2kicY8E-2kdsptR-2kdsrcF-2kdssoi-2kds4gF-2kdoaZF-2kdocaS-2kdssKq-2kds6VZ-2kdocQ4-2kdodXQ-2kdoep6-2kdsvY9-2kdswsv-2kdofW9-2kdsxiU-2kdsaUW-2kdsbim-2kdsqsu-2jW4CSf-2jW5qe3-2jW4DCt-2jW14bv-2jW5t34-2jPK3Cn-2j5mtWG-2j5nH2H-2j5nCk3-2kKtS8F-2eKwXGg-2eD5R9q-2eD5RN1-xH3yQN/ YRC 1755]
 
|GP10
 
|GP10
 
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|1958
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|Ex-SCRF 77/NOLR 8377/ICG 8377/ICG 9377/IC 9377.
 
|Active.  
 
|Active.  
 
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|Snack Food Manufacturer
 
|Snack Food Manufacturer
 
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|Magnesita Refractories
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 3 October 2024

York Railway
Ac9e31f9fd614470955d421a141e4d88.png
Overview
ARR Reporting Marks YRC
Parent Company Genesee & Wyoming
Headquarters York, PA
Termini York, PA - Hanover, PA
Dates of Operation 1999 -
Predecessors Yorkrail, Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Website Official Website

York Railway Overview

The York Railway is a shortline railroad operating 42 miles of track in and near York, Pennsylvania. The company was created in 1999 through a consolidation of Yorkrail, Inc. and the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, both owned by the Emons Railroad Group. Genesee & Wyoming gained control of the company, and the other Emons properties, in 2002.

The York Railway operates two parallel main lines, with the line running from York (via Thomasville and Spring Grove) to Porters Sideling being the main line. The other line running from West York (via Bair and Spring Grove) to Hanover has been largely mothballed. Only the section between West York and Bair, and a small section in Spring Grove are still actively used. The railroad uses trackage rights over CSX to serve its final remaining customer in Hanover.

YRC interchanges with:

  • CSX at Porters Sideling and Hanover.
  • Norfolk Southern at York.
  • East Penn Railroad at York.

York Railway Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built History Notes
YRC 1500 CF7 1953 Ex-MPA 1500/ATSF 2417/ATSF 275. OOS.
YRC 1531 GP15-1 1979 Ex-LTEX 1444/NS 1444/CR 1682. Active.
YRC 1532 GP15-1 1979 Ex-LTEX 1414/NS 1414/CR 1634. Active.
YRC 1535 GP15-1 1979 Ex-LTEX 1440/NS 1440/CR 1677. Active.
TPW 1538 GP15-1 1979 Ex-GMTX 409/NS 1436/CR 1670. Active.
YRC 1548 GP15-1 1979 Ex-LTEX 1413/NS 1413/CR 1627. Active.
YRC 1549 GP15-1 1979 Ex-LTEX 1417/NS 1417/CR 1638. Active.
YRC 1556 GP15-1 1979 Ex-LTEX 1452/NS 1452/CR 1694. Active.
YRC 1755 GP10 1958 Ex-SCRF 77/NOLR 8377/ICG 8377/ICG 9377/IC 9377. Active.

York Railway Customers

Customer Location Company Description Type of Railcar Notes
Gerdau Ameristeel York Steel Distributor Steel Coil Cars/Flatcars
Consolidated Scrap York Scrapyard Gondolas
Graham Packaging York Packaging Manufacturer Covered Hoppers
J&K Salvage York Scrapyard Gondolas
ES3 Warehouse York Food Warehouse Refrigerated Boxcars/Boxcars
American Colloid York Mineral Supplier Covered Hoppers/Flatcars
NGL Supply Terminal York Propane Supplier Tank Cars
BAE Systems Bair Military Equipment Manufacturer Flatcars
Lehigh Cement West York Cement Manufacturer Covered Hoppers
York Rail Logistics West York Transload Terminal Covered Hoppers
Kloeckner Metals West York Metal Distributor Bulkhead Flatcars Active shipper?
Gordon Recycling Services West York Recycling Company Boxcars
A&S Kinard Warehousing West York Warehouse Boxcars
Frito-Lay West York Snack Food Manufacturer Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
Magnesita Refractories Botts Refractory Products Boxcars
Baker Lime Botts Lime Supplies Boxcars
Hanover Architectural Products Thomasville Architectural Products Covered Hoppers Active shipper?
Church & Dwight Thomasville Laundry Detergent Manufacturer Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
Pixelle Spring Grove Paper Mill Boxcars/Tank Cars/Coal Hoppers/Covered Hoppers
Pixelle Distribution Center Spring Grove Warehouse Boxcars
Sonoco Products Hanover Plastic Packaging Covered Hoppers


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