formed the Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Rail Authority to accelerate the resumption of passenger train service between New York City and Scranton. Other remnants New York Most of the main line west of Binghamton in New York State has been abandoned, in favor of the Erie's Buffalo line via Hornell. The longest remaining main line sector is Painted Post-Wayland, with shortline service provided by B&H Railroad (Bath & Hammondsport, a division of the Livonia, Avon, and Lakeville Railroad). Shorter main line remnants are Groveland-Greigsville (Genesee & Wyoming) and Lancaster-Depew (Depew, Lancaster & Western). The Richfield Springs branch was scrapped in 1998 after being out of service for years; much of the right of way was purchased in 2009 by Utica, Chenango and Susquehanna Valley LLC of Richfield Springs, New York, which as of 2022 operates a narrow-gauge tourist railway Richfield Springs Scenic Railway on a portion of the line and a walking trail on another section. The Cortland-Cincinnatus Branch, abandoned by Erie Lackawanna in 1960, was partially-rebuilt for an industrial spur about 1999. Pennsylvania As of 2018, the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern operates the former Keyser Valley branch from Scranton to Taylor, as well as the former Bloomsburg branch from Taylor to Coxton Yard in Duryea. The Luzerne and Susquehanna Railway operates the former Bloomsburg branch from Duryea to Kingston. The North Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania) operates the former Bloomsburg branch from Northumberland to Hicks Ferry. Gallery Heritage Unit In 2012, the Lackawanna Railroad paint scheme returned to the rails on Norfolk Southern NS #1074, an EMD SD70ACe locomotive, as part of Norfolk Southern's celebration of 20 of its predecessor lines. See also Abraham Burton Cohen Boonton Branch Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad Sussex Railroad Greigsville & Pearl Creek Railroad Syracuse & Baldwinsville Railroad DL&W 1151 class Notes References Further reading * Scanned issues of the Erie, Lackawanna, and Erie-Lackawanna magazines, primarily for employees External links DL&W pages at the Western NY Railroad Archive (archived, 21 Sep 2003) DL&W on the Railroad Historical Society DL&W pages by the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society (archive, 11 Aug 2004) DL&W Booklet – The Story of the New Jersey Cutoff (archived, 26 Jan 2003) Erie Lackawanna Route Maps Friendly, customized rail service on the Genesee Valley Transp. Co. website Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (archived, 30 Sep 2006) The DL&W's Sussex Branch (archived, 7 Aug 2003) DL&W photos at the Library of Congress Defunct