| Lurgan Branch | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Northbound Norfolk Southern autorack train on the Lurgan Branch south of Shippensburg | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Norfolk Southern |
| Locale | central Pennsylvania and western Maryland |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Freight rail |
| System | Norfolk Southern |
| Operator(s) | Norfolk Southern |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 1-2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Lurgan Branch is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Maryland. The line is part of the NS Harrisburg Division and runs from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania southwest to Hagerstown, Maryland along former Reading Company (reporting mark RDG) and Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR) lines.[1] Its northeast end is at a junction with the Harrisburg Line, Pittsburgh Line, Royalton Branch, and Amtrak's Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line); its southwest end is at the beginning of the Hagerstown District. At Lemoyne it intersects the Enola Branch.
- ^ Norfolk Southern Corp. (2008). "Harrisburg Division." Track chart.