Juniata Terminal Co. of Penn Valley

Penn Valley, Pennsylvania

Penn Valley is a town in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Penn Valley residents share a zip code with either Narberth or Wynnewood because the town does not have its own post office. However, Penn Valley is its own distinct community with its own civic association.-Notable residents:*M...

, a Philadelphia suburb, is a locomotive leasing and railcar-storage company.

History

The three track Juniata Terminal Facility was built in 1928 by the Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

 as the Philadelphia terminal for sub carload freight service.

The company owns a number of restored diesel locomotive

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

s including a pair of former Conrail EMD E8

EMD E8

The EMD E8 was a , A1A-A1A passenger train locomotive manufactured by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. The cab version, or E8A, was manufactured from August, 1949 to December, 1953, and 449 were produced – 446 for U.S., and 3 for Canada...

s which have been meticulously overhauled and painted up as twin Pennsylvania Railroad E8's.