The recent news about the proposed purchase of the Sunbury to Mechanicville route by NS got me to thinking about the origin of this route.
I believe that the Scranton to Binghamton route is the old Lackawanna main line. It is also my assumption that the Sunbury to Wilkes-Barre section is on former Pennsylvania Railroad trackage. It is my understanding that the PRR line did not go past Wilkes-Barre to Scranton though.
If the above is indeed the case, which former railroad's tracks are used to get from Wilkes-Barre to Scranton, assuming that new ones weren't built for the purpose?
Thanks for any answers to this question.
I believe that the Scranton to Binghamton route is the old Lackawanna main line. It is also my assumption that the Sunbury to Wilkes-Barre section is on former Pennsylvania Railroad trackage. It is my understanding that the PRR line did not go past Wilkes-Barre to Scranton though.
If the above is indeed the case, which former railroad's tracks are used to get from Wilkes-Barre to Scranton, assuming that new ones weren't built for the purpose?
Thanks for any answers to this question.