North Shore Railroad Embarks on New Endeavor in Snyder County

May 4, 2022

Rail: The North Shore Railroad Company (NSHR) made history as the only railroad to make the journey through Snyder County, other than Norfolk Southern (NS), in the past 23 years. In April 2022, SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority (JRA) purchased the rail lines that serve Kreamer, Selinsgrove, and Shamokin Dam, PA, from NS, who has been operating the lines since 1999 after taking over the line from Conrail. NSHR is the private rail operator for the Joint Rail Authority. The Selinsgrove Branch is now an extension of the original NSHR line, which also serves customers from Northumberland, Pa. — through Danville, Bloomsburg, and Berwick — to Beach Haven, Pa. Read more