Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad

The western end of the line, from Northumberland to Beach Haven, is still in operation as the shortline North Shore Railroad.

The line followed the north shore of the Susquehanna River for the rest of its length, passing through Luzerne and Kingston, and crossing into Columbia County at Berwick.

The first line ran from Scranton to Kingston, a distance of 17 miles (27 km), and opened on the morning of June 24, 1856.

[3] By June 1873 the line had come under the control of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, and became known as the Bloomsburg Branch of DL&W.

[10][11] The Western end of the line survives intact, but out of service from Pittston Junction to Kingston PA.

Map of the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad, showing counties and places mentioned in the article.
A 1922 map of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, successor to the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg. The line from Northumberland to Scranton is shown at bottom center.