The Juniata Valley Railroad is a short line that operates 11 miles of track in

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in the

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. It is part of the North Shore Railroad System. The communities served include Lewistown (and the MCIDC industrial park), the

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village of Maitland in Derry Township, and Burnham. All the track meets at Lewistown, with lines to the industrial park to the southwest, Maitland to the northeast (roughly parallel to U.S. Route 522), and Burnham to the northwest (roughly parallel to

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). The system has

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via the

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, which it connects to at Lewistown.

History

The line operated by the Juniata Valley Railroad was a

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line that was taken over by

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. SEDA-COG JRA (Susquehanna Economic Development Association - Council of Governments Joint Rail Authority) was formed in July, 1983 to continue to provide rail service to communities whose rail lines Conrail had decided to abandon. In 1996 the JRA took over the line when Conrail abandoned it, and the Juniata Valley Railroad was born as its fourth railroad.

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Juniata Valley Railroad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Juniata Valley Railroad Pennsylvania railroads Railway lines opened in 1996 Spin-offs of Conrail Companies operating former Pennsylvania Railroad lines Transportation in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

History

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