Our Story
North Shore Railroad Company & Affiliates is comprised of six short line, freight railroads in Central PA.
- Juniata Valley Railroad (JVRR)
- Lycoming Valley Railroad (LVRR)
- Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad (NBER)
- North Shore Railroad (NSHR)
- Shamokin Valley Railroad (SVRR)
- Union County Railroad (UCIR)
The year 2017 was the most remarkable year in our Company’s history. We were humbly honored to receive the “trifecta” of short line railroad industry awards:
- Norfolk Southern - 2017 Short Line of the Year
- Railway Age - 2017 Short Line Railroad of the Year
- American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association - 2017 Marketing Award.
Thank you to our employees ~ who earned these awards and make each day a success.
For 2018, continue to provide quality rail service to our customers, whose commodities are as varied as the businesses that handle them: aggregates, coal, grain, plastics, scrap metal, paper, finished metal, lumber, dimensional components, and more.
For more information about us, to check out: www.nshr.com.
Our mission at the North Shore Railroad Company is to be the most customer focused and safest transportation system possible, provide quality regional rail freight service to customers in Central Pennsylvania, conduct our business with the highest degree of integrity and professionalism, and be responsible civic partners with the communities we serve.