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North Shore Railroad honored at Convention

The North Shore Railroad was recognized at the Norfolk Southern Short Line Convention in Norfolk, Va., as “Short Line of the Year.”

This award was accompanied by two NS 2502 Business Initiative Awards for NSHR’s Lycoming Valley Railroad and Union County Industrial Railroad.

In March, NSHR received the 2017 American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Marketing Award and 2017 Railway Age (Magazine) Short Line Railroad of the Year Award.

The North Shore Railroad is comprised of six short lines: the Juniata Valley Railroad, the Lycoming Valley Railroad, the Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad, the North Shore Railroad, the Shamokin Valley Railroad and the Union County Industrial Railroad.

Makdad Supply opens new branch in Williamsport

Altoona-based Makdad Supply Co. has opened a new branch in Williamsport and reopened its State College location with a new building.

Makdad marked both openings with vendor trade shows.

Makdad is a family-owned wholesale distributor of HVAC/R supplies with more than 22,000 parts in stock. With this new addition, Makdad now has six locations serving contractors, public and private institutions, schools and hospitals in Altoona, Johnstown, State College, Harrisburg, DuBois and Williamsport.

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