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Freight Data Portal for the North Central Pennsylvania Region

North Central Pennsylvania’s economy is driven by agriculture, raw material extraction and processing, and manufacturing. These employment sectors are primary users of freight services and generally ship and receive volume by truck. Trucks in turn transport and operate on the region’s roadways. These include 66 miles of Interstate 80 across the region’s southern half, and US 6, which provides mobility across the region’s northern half. North-south mobility and interconnectivity is provided primarily by US 219. The region is also served by Class I and regional railroads, and two general aviation airport facilities.

The performance of this extraordinary network helps promote and support a thriving economy. NorthCentralFreightAtlas is a resource for exploring and tracking this regional freight network.



Freight Atlas Story Map 

Explore the freight economy and its impact on regional development and employment patterns.

White Paper: Transitioning from a Coal-based Economy 

This white paper addresses the impacts of the decline of the coal industry in North Central Pennsylvania and potential strategies to deploy, support and strengthen the region’s economic outlook in the coming years.

County Freight Profiles

The North Central region is comprised of six counties, each with a unique freight profile of facilities, employment, and trade patterns. The County Profile Tool provides insights on these unique aspects.

Performance Indicators

A key to understanding freight in the North Central Pennsylvania region is evaluating the performance of the facilities that support freight in the region.

Explore Our Network

The region's extensive network includes hundreds of individual facilities that function together to drive the economy. Our map tool allows you to explore key details and facts about each of these facilities.

Freight Planning at NCPRPDC

The NorthCentralFreightAtlas is a product of the North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission’s (NCPRPDC) continuing, comprehensive freight planning program. This program enables carriers, shippers and economic development agencies to participate in the transportation planning process and identify freight-related transportation trends and needs in the region.

The overarching strategic direction for freight policies and impacts in the North Central Pennsylvania region is outlined in the 2020 North Central Regional Freight Plan. The plan’s intent is to serve as a blueprint for the regional decision-making on planning for freight-related transportation infrastructure and includes a long-term spending plan for addressing those needs over the next 25 years.

To learn more about NCPRPDC’s freight planning activities and transportation planning program, please visit the freight page of the NCPRPDC website.

NCPRPDC would like to thank the following companies for their photo contributions to the North Central Freight Atlas:

  • American Refining Group Inc.
  • Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
  • Crazy Horse Coal LLC.
  • CSX Transportation
  • DOMTAR Paper Company LLC.
  • Miller Fabrication Solutions LLC.
  • Pennsylvania Grain Processing LLC.
  • Rosebud Mining Company
  • Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad

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NCPRPDC Freight Planning Staff Mission Statement

The NCPRPDC Freight Planning staff is dedicated to creating and sustaining a dynamic and service-oriented freight planning program in a culture of excellence as defined by integrity, passion, discipline, and personal and professional development.

Contact our Staff

Amy Kessler
Director of Community Development & Regional Planning

Phone: 215.238.2844 | Email: amy@ncentral.com

Recent Freight Studies

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Awesome Markers

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North Central Freight Atlas

The contents and information contained in this application will be updated on a regular basis as new information is available. However, at any one point in time, some data may not reflect the most current conditions. At the present time, this mapping tool only contains infrastructure and facilities within the official NCPRPDC region.

The format and information on the maps contained within the North Central Freight Atlas may be updated or changed at any time. The mapping products do not expand the liability of NCPRPDC, state, local, and other agencies beyond existing law.

Open Freight App

The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission (NCPRPDC) would like to extend its sincere thanks to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for developing and sharing the Open Freight App framework that serves as the basis for the North Central Freight Atlas. NCPRPDC leveraged the Open Freight App framework as part of its 2020 Regional Freight Plan update, rather than building a new tool from scratch, to improve access to information on regional freight facilities in North Central Pennsylvania. As a rural planning agency serving a large 6-county region, this data and resource sharing was invaluable to NCPRPDC’s transportation planning program.

For more information on the DVRPC Philly Freight Finder and Open Freight App, please visit https://www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/phillyfreightfinder.