The Reading & Northern Railroad is participating in a large movement of coal to Ukraine announced by President Trump administration. Xcoal Energy & Resources made the deal to ship 700,000 tons of coal for energy production to Ukraine by the end of the year, which are slated to replace coal of Russian origin at existing thermal power plants.
Half of that tonnage will be Pennsylvania anthracite shipped from mines served by Reading & Northern Railroad. Reading & Northern will supply all coal cars used to handle the anthracite. To build the 100-plus car trains that Norfolk Southern will pick up at Reading Anthracite and deliver to CNX Terminal in Baltimore, Reading & Northern will serve as many as six loading points.
“Reading & Northern is delighted to be partnering with Xcoal and Norfolk Southern on this wonderful opportunity. We have long been known as ‘The Road of Anthracite’ and here is our chance to show the world how good our service is and how good Pennsylvania anthracite is. Our years of investment in coal cars, and our branch line rail system pay off with our ability to turn on a dime and handle the movement of 30-plus unit trains in five months,” Reading & Northern CEO Andrew Muller Jr. said in the release.
Reading & Northern Railroad, with its corporate headquarters in Port Clinton, is a privately held railroad company serving more than 70 customers in Schuylkill, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland and Wyoming counties. The railroad operates freight services and steam- and diesel-powered excursion passenger services through its Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. It owns almost 1,200 freight cars and employs more than 200 people.
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