Conemaugh Line

Conemaugh Line
Conemaugh Line
	Map of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, the predecessor to the Conemaugh line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	NS)
Closed	1865 (independent), 1968 (PRR), 1976 (PC), 1999 (Conrail)
Technical
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
	Legend

The Conemaugh Line is a

Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line, in the Pittsburgh area.^[3]

History

A short branch of the

Penn Central in 1968, and were taken over by Conrail

in 1976. In the 1999 breakup of Conrail, the line was assigned to Norfolk Southern.

Around 1950, a (then double-track) 16.94-mile (27.26 km) portion of the line was relocated to a higher elevation, as part of a flood control project on the Conemaugh River.^[13]^[14]^[15] The previous alignment (built in 1907)^[16] would later become the bulk of the West Penn Trail.

The Conemaugh Line is notable for being the recipient of a variation of the PRR's

Atlanta, GA

by the Pittsburgh East dispatcher.

References

^ the NS Conemaugh Line
^ "Welcome".
^ "Keystone Crossings: Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy: The Allegheny Valley Railroad". Retrieved 2006-11-30. ^{[dead link]}
KiB
), March 2005 Edition

^ Wilson, William Bender (1899). History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. p. 213.

KiB
), June 2004 Edition

KiB
), June 2004 Edition

KiB
), June 2004 Edition

KiB
), June 2004 Edition

^ PRR Corporate History: Pennsylvania Railroad Archived January 12, 2002, at archive.today

KiB
), April 2006 Edition

^ "PRR Interlocking Diagrams: Altoona to Pittsburgh Main Line". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2006-11-30.

^ "Major Line Relocation". Railway Age. 1949-05-28. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

^ "Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army". 1955.

^ "The Railway Gazette". October 1947.

^ "Old Industry of Southwestern Pennsylvania : Off of the West Penn Trail, Conemaugh River Lake Section/Bow Ridge Section". 4 August 2013.

KiB
), August 2004 Edition

^ Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

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[1] the NS Conemaugh Line

[2] "Welcome".

[3] "Keystone Crossings: Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy: The Allegheny Valley Railroad". Retrieved 2006-11-30. ^{[dead link]}

[4] KiB
), March 2005 Edition

[5] Wilson, William Bender (1899). History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co. p. 213.

[6] KiB
), June 2004 Edition

[7] KiB
), June 2004 Edition

[8] KiB
), June 2004 Edition

[9] KiB
), June 2004 Edition

[10] PRR Corporate History: Pennsylvania Railroad Archived January 12, 2002, at archive.today

[11] KiB
), April 2006 Edition

[12] "PRR Interlocking Diagrams: Altoona to Pittsburgh Main Line". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2006-11-30.

[relocate-13] "Major Line Relocation". Railway Age. 1949-05-28. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

[14] "Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army". 1955.

[15] "The Railway Gazette". October 1947.

[16] "Old Industry of Southwestern Pennsylvania : Off of the West Penn Trail, Conemaugh River Lake Section/Bow Ridge Section". 4 August 2013.

[17] KiB
), August 2004 Edition

[18] Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

[3]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

History

See also

References