# Federal Register #FD 36958 (Sub-No. 1)

Proposed acquisition and operation of approximately 59.65 miles of rail line in Luzerne County

**Posted:** November 06, 2026
**Identifier:** FD 36958 (Sub-No. 1)
**NAICS:** 482112

The Surface Transportation Board notice covers Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Company’s proposed acquisition and operation of rail lines in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
- Government body: Surface Transportation Board (STB); no sub-agency or specific office is identified.
- Proposed transaction: Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Company (WBT), a noncarrier, seeks exemption authority to acquire approximately 59.65 miles of rail line from the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) and operating rights from its subsidiary, Luzerne County Rail Corporation (LCRC).
- Operator transition: WBT seeks to replace R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Luzerne & Susquehanna Line, LLC on part of the line and end that operator’s common-carrier status there. The stated purpose is to maintain rail service for customers.
- Planned service arrangement: WBT plans to grant local trackage rights to Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Company. Norfolk Southern Railway is identified as a connection to the Langcliff Connecting Track.
- Rail segments identified include the Dunmore Secondary Track, Avoca Industrial Track, Langcliff Connecting Track, Suscon Industrial Track, Wilkes-Barre Secondary, GWBP Industrial Track, Brownsville Industrial Track, Wilkes-Barre Industrial Track, Kingston Industrial Track, D&H Wilkes-Barre Connector, and APC line. The notice also covers out-of-service portions of the Dunmore Secondary and Avoca Industrial Tracks, plus the West Pittston Running Track, Nanticoke Industrial Track, Harry E. Breaker Spur, Miners Mills Industrial Track, and Pettibone Branch.
- This is a regulatory exemption proceeding, not a solicitation for goods or services. No products, quantities, or part numbers are requested; no OEMs are identified.

### Description

Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Company seeks an exemption to acquire approximately 59.65 miles of rail line and operating rights from the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority and Luzerne County Rail Corporation in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The notice also seeks authority to replace R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Luzerne & Susquehanna Line, LLC as common carrier operator on part of the line and terminate its common carrier status there. The transaction is intended to ensure continued rail service to customers, with local trackage rights to be granted to Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Company. The exemption may be consummated no earlier than November 22, 2026.

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