Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line

The Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by Amtrak in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line runs from Zoo Interlocking in Philadelphia, where it meets the Northeast Corridor, west to Harrisburg along the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line. It is part of the longer Keystone Corridor, which continues west to Pittsburgh along the Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line.Federal Railway Administration, PDFlink| [http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_2a.pdf Appendix A: Ownership, Operating Rights and Agreements] |18.0 KiB ]

Amtrak's "Keystone Service" and "Pennsylvanian" operate over the entire line. SEPTA Regional Rail R5 Paoli-Thorndale trains operate east of Thorndale, with the rights to continue revenue service west to Parkesburg and to run west to Cork Interlocking (just east of Amtrak's Lancaster station) to reverse direction.

Freight trackage rights over the whole line are assigned to the Norfolk Southern Railway. The Canadian Pacific Railway also has rights over a small piece near Harrisburg, from the west end to Roy Interlocking in Royalton, to allow CP trains to get from the end of their Sunbury Line or Allentown to Perryville, Maryland.

History

tations and interlockings

"See Keystone Service for more information"

Key
*(M) - Block and Interlocking Station (Manned)
*(T) - Temporary Block Station
*(X) - Interlocking
*(D) - DCS Block Limit
*R- - Remote Control From
* ("Line Name") - Interchange with

All stations are owned by Amtrak. Data source [http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf] .

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