East Penn Railroad

For the Reading Company predecessor, see East Pennsylvania Railroad.
East Penn Railroad
An EMD GP18 commercial train on the East Penn Railroad in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania in April 2014
Overview
HeadquartersKennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Reporting markESPN
LocalePennsylvania
Delaware
Dates of operation2007–
PredecessorEast Penn Railways
Penn Eastern Rail Lines
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length114 mi (183.5 km)
Other
Websitewww.regional-rail.com/east-penn-railroad-llc/

East Penn Railroad (reporting mark ESPN) is a short-line railroad that operates a number of mostly-unconnected lines in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former Pennsylvania Railroad or Reading Company lines, abandoned or sold by Conrail or its predecessors.

East Penn Railroad was formed in 2007 through a merger of East Penn Railways (reporting mark EPRY) and Penn Eastern Rail Lines (reporting mark PRL), each of which began operating in the 1990s. The railroad is owned by Regional Rail, LLC, which also owns the Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, Tyburn Railroad, Carolina Coastal Railway, Florida Central Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, and Florida Midland Railroad.[1]

  1. ^ "About Regional Rail". Regional Rail, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2022.