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Wilkes-Barre And Harvey’s Lake Railroad
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Common freight carriers * Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad (AOR) Genesee & Wyoming * Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR) * Allentown & Auburn Railroad (ALLN) *BD Highspire Holdings (BDHH) * Belvidere and Delaware River Railway (BDRV) *Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY) *Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR) (Genesee & Wyoming) *Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad (BLE) *Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Delaware & Hudson Railway (DH) * Central New York Railroad (CNYK) *Chestnut Ridge Railroad (CHR) *Columbia and Reading Railway (CORY) * Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRR) **operates Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad (PBL) * CSX (CSX) * Delaware–Lackawanna Railroad (DL) *East Erie Commercial Railroad (EEC) *East Penn Railroad (ESPN) ( Regional Rail, LLC) *Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad (EZR) * Everett Railroad (EV) *Gettysburg & Northern Railroad (GE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
