Union County Industrial Railroad
356 Priestley Avenue
Northumberland, PA, 17857
570.473.7949
Norfolk Southern Interchange
Northumberland, PA (FSAC 67756)
Canadian Pacific Interchange
Northumberland, PA (FSAC 67756) - via NS Haulage
LVRR, NSHR, SVRR Interchange
Northumberland, PA (FSAC 67756)
Stations
Milton, PA (FSAC 67543)
West Milton, PA (FSAC 67567)
Lewisburg, PA (FSAC 67751)
Winfield, PA (FSAC 67753)
New Columbia, PA (FSAC 67755)
UCIR is rated to receive 286K gross weight shipments.
Marketing
Joe Kantz
570.898.4910
Superintendent of Operations
Randy Ulrich
570.473.0935
Customer Logistics & Support
570.473.7949
“North Shore has the best rail service I have ever worked with and this is my fourth GAF site. It is obvious that they make customer service a priority as they are always accommodating and have outstanding communication with us. ”
Congratulations to the Union County Industrial Railroad!
2026 Short Line Railroad of the Year
from Railway Age
2025 “Business Development Award”
from the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association
2025 “Jake Award with Distinction” from
the American Short Line Regional Railroad Association
2024 “Jake Award with Distinction” from
the American Short Line Regional Railroad Association
2023 “Jake Award with Distinction” from
the American Short Line Regional Railroad Association
2022 “Jake Award with Distinction” from
the American Short Line Regional Railroad Association
2022 “Business Development Award”
from the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association
Serving Customers from New Columbia to Winfield, PA | Since March 30, 1995
Today, Union County Industrial Railroad is a 18.2 mile short line that interchanges with Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific Railway (via NS Haulage) in Northumberland, PA. In December 2013, the completion of the restoration of the White Deer Bridge effectively restored service to Allenwood, PA and, in particular, Great Stream Commons (GSC).
The present UCIR extends from its southern terminus at Winfield, PA, through West Milton to Allenwood, PA. This was Reading Railroad territory. At West Milton, the Reading’s “SS&L” (Shamokin, Sunbury & Lewisburg) line met its “Catawissa Railroad” which continued northward to Williamsport. The line from West Milton, through New Columbia to Newberry Jct at Williamsport, was part of the Reading’s longest and most lucrative haul, from the Port of Philadelphia to friendly western connections. The antecedent of this line was the Catawissa, Williamsport & Erie Railroad (CW&E RR), which had been incorporated in 1829 as the Little Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad, but never reached Catawissa. The new CW&E RR in 1854 finished construction of the line as far west as Milton, Pa, where a connection was made with the Sunbury & Erie Railroad. For the next 15 years, Williamsport was reached by operating its trains over the Sunbury & Erie. By 1860, the CW&E RR had fallen under the influence of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, which reorganized the line as simply the Catawissa Railroad. This company continued its separate existence until 1953, when it was merged into its parent. With the formation of Conrail in 1976, Williamsport-bound traffic was moved to the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Buffalo Main and the “Catawissa route” was in large part abandoned. The remaining trackage was sold by Conrail in 1995 to private parties, at which time the UCIR was formed to operate the line.