GREATER ROCHESTER SHORTLINE RAILROADS
OWEGO & HARFORD RAILWAY
ADDRESS & PHONE: 701 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509
OWNERSHIP:
REPORTING MARK: OHRY
RADIO FREQUENCIES: 161.310
PRIMARY BUSINESS
- Auto Residue
- Scrap Metal
- Salt
- Plastic
- Propane
- Butane
ANNUAL TRAFFIC: 1,664 carloads
INFRASTRUCTURE: 26 route miles
ONLINE CUSTOMERS:
- The line serves a few industries in Owego but its main one is a large propane storage facility in Harford Mills NY
- Excursions as the Tioga Scenic Railroad - http://www.tiogascenicrailroad.com/
SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS:
TRAINSPOTTING LOCATIONS: Owego, Newark Valley, Harford Hills
INTERCHANGE POINT & RAILROAD: Norfolk Southern, Owego, NY
LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER: Enginehouse located at 25 Delphine St, Owego, NY
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TYPE
YEAR
BUILDER'S # HERITAGE / NOTES
151 EMD GP9 1956 Painted in Erie-Lackawanna colors 1850 MLW RS-18 Ex CP Rail ? MLW RS-18 ? EMD SW1500 USDOT/FHWA Visual Database of Transportation Enhancements
Owego and Harford Rail Restoration Project
LOCATION: Tioga County, New York
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project will involve the restoration of the Owego & Harford Railroad in
order to preserve existing jobs depending on the rail service as well as create new job opportunities along
the line. Construction will involve a 2-mile stretch of rail west of the Village of Owego and 26-miles north to
Harford Mills in Cortland County (28-miles total).
PROJECT CATEGORY: Historic Transportation Facilities, Rehab. and Ops.
PROJECT STATUS: Authorized
LEAD AGENCY: Tioga County Industrial Development Agency
56 Main Street, Owego, NY 13827
Glenn Carter, Executive Director
607-687-0100
ENHANCEMENT FUNDING: $1,083,090
FEDERAL FUNDING: $0
LOCAL FUNDING: $0
TOTAL FUNDING: $1,083,090
LAST UPDATED: 10/30/95HISTORY: Former Lehigh Valley Auburn Branch
CREDITS: John Stewart's railroad.net, Shortline Services, and the American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th ed. by Edward A. Lewis