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6 unusual facts about Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad


Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad

Beginning in Scranton in Lackawanna County, the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg line followed the west shore of the Lackawanna River through the Wyoming Valley, passing through Old Forge on the way to Duryea in Luzerne County.

In 1984, after Conrail decided to abandon the line, it became the short line North Shore Railroad, which runs as far as Salem Township in Luzerne County.

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The course of the railroad is still followed closely by U.S. Route 11.

The line ended in Northumberland in Northumberland County, where there was a connection to the Pennsylvania Railroad line.

The line followed the north shore of the Susquehanna River for the rest of its length, passing through Luzerne and Kingston, and crossing into Columbia County at Berwick.



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