Welcome to the website of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway

The NYSW operates over 400 miles of track in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and is 286,000 pound gross weight capable on all lines. We serve over 85 Customers and transport a wide range of commodities such as feed ingredients, lumber and other building materials, chemicals and aggregates for Customers in New York State; and plastics, lumber, food products, paper products, motor vehicles, chemicals, aggregates, and metals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The NYSW has connections with three Class I railroads:

CSX Transportation - North Bergen, NJ; Syracuse, NY; Utica, NY

Canadian Pacific Railway - Binghamton, NY

Norfolk Southern - Binghamton, NY; Marion Interchange, NJ; Passaic Jct., NJ

The NYSW serves several state-of-the-art Bulk Transfer / Distribution Facilities for lumber, plastics, liquid and dry food products, chemicals, and motor vehicles. These facilities, located in the heart of the Metropolitan New York market out of the shared asset area, and in upstate New York, offer off-rail freight customers a means of shipping and receiving goods at competitive freight rates and fast, reliable service. All of our facilities are located within easy access to major highways for efficient distribution of your freight to its ultimate consumption point.

Our Marketing and Sales group in Cooperstown, NY welcomes the opportunity to discuss how the NYSW can assist you in becoming a low-cost supplier by driving down your logistics costs through competitive access. Whether you are looking to locate a facility in a strategic area in Metropolitan or Central New York, or expand an existing facility, the NYSW can assist with industrial development including site location, market feasibility, design, engineering, government relations, and locating sources of funding. We can also help you maximize your transportation pricing options over all possible routing combinations from where your shipments originate to their ultimate destination. We are dedicated to offering personalized Customer Service for car tracing, problem solving, and finding creative ways to expedite your shipments.

We invite you to Contact Us or visit our headquarters in scenic Cooperstown, NY to discuss your plans. The NYSW Railway looks forward to the opportunity to help you meet your distribution requirements.

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