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Dates of operation
  
1983–Present

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Reporting mark
  
SRTX 7/2000-6/2008 (not listed)

Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Headquarters
  
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Locale
  
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Northeastern Pennsylvania

Southwind Rail Travel Limited (reporting mark SRTX) is a leasing company that provides locomotives and rolling stock to railroad companies.

Southwind began service in 1983, operating a heritage railroad passenger excursion train on a 35-mile route in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania that was owned by the Pocono Northeast Railway.

SRTL owns ex-Delaware & Hudson ALCO RS-36 diesel locomotive No. 5019, most recently leased to the former Upper Hudson River Railroad and focuses on leasing locomotives and rolling stock for heritage railroad excursion companies in the northeastern United States. They have partnered with Pocono Northeast, Steamtown USA, Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad and Upper Hudson River Railroad.

References

Southwind Rail Travel Limited Wikipedia