Juniata Terminal Company

One of the Juniata Terminal locomotives
Pennsylvania Railroad, EMD E8, #5809

Juniata Terminal Co. is a locomotive leasing and railcar storage company.[1] The company takes its name from the facility in Philadelphia from which it operates.

Overview

The company owns a number of restored diesel locomotives, including a pair of former Conrail EMD E8s which have been meticulously overhauled and painted in the Pennsylvania Railroad wide-stripe paint scheme. These two units often pull the company's private passenger cars, and can be seen on special excursions with Amtrak equipment. As of 2019, these units are not in operation due to a decision by the owner not to retrofit them with positive train control (PTC).[2] Traffic on most Class I railroad main lines were required to be equipped with PTC by 2019 in accordance with the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.[3]

History

The three-track Juniata Terminal facility was built in 1928 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the Philadelphia L-C-L less-than-carload freight terminal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Juniata Terminal Co". manta.com web site. Manta Media Inc. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-23. Juniata Terminal Co is a private company categorized under Railroad Car Customizing and located in Penn Valley, PA
  2. ^ "Private car owner: Safety issues, behavior led to Amtrak decision". Trains. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Media. 2018-04-16. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  3. ^ "Positive Train Control | Federal Railroad Administration". www.fra.dot.gov. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. ^ "Juniata Terminal Company". February 3, 2001. Retrieved May 10, 2011.