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The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (reporting mark DL) is a shortline railroad operating in Northeastern Pennsylvania, especially the Scranton area. DL began service in August 1993 and is the designated operator for 88 miles (142 kilometres) of trackage in Lackawanna , Wayne , Northampton , and Monroe Counties.
Like most coal-focused railroads in Northeastern Pennsylvania, including Lehigh Valley Railroad, New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, and the Lehigh & New England Railroad, the DL&W was profitable during the first half of the 20th century, but its margins were gradually hurt by declining Pennsylvania coal traffic, especially following the ...
Being the only DL&W locomotives dedicated to flat-land service, they had driving wheels of 80 inches (2,032 mm), which were the largest used on the system. They were not equipped with booster engines – unusual for a 4-6-4 – instead relying on their starting tractive effort of 52,790 pounds-force (234.8 kN).
The Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad (LBR) was an 80-mile (130 km) long 19th century railroad that ran between Scranton and Northumberland in Pennsylvania in the United States. Incorporated in 1852, the railroad began operation in 1856 and was taken over by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1873.
Name Mark System [nb 1] From To Successor Notes Addison and Pennsylvania Railway: B&O: 1887 1898 Susquehanna and New York Railroad: Addison and Northern Pennsylvania Railway
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The Pennsylvania Manual is a biennial guide to the Government of Pennsylvania produced by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. [1] The Pennsylvania Manual has been published by the Pennsylvania Government for over 200 years. [ 1 ]