Kiski Junction Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Schenley, Pennsylvania |
| Reporting mark | KJR |
| Locale | Pittsburgh area |
| Dates of operation | 1995–present |
The Kiski Junction Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates in Western Pennsylvania near the city of Pittsburgh. The railroad is based in the small community of Schenley which is situated at the point where the Kiskiminetas River flows into the Allegheny River. The KJR functions as a freight hauler and a tourist railroad.
The name for the railroad is taken from a point on the Pennsylvania Railroad where the PRR's Conemaugh Division (the former Western Pennsylvania Railroad) and Allegheny Branch met. This point was at the south end of the Kiski Junction Railroad's bridge, where the KJR currently interchanges with Norfolk Southern.
The section of the Kiski Junction Railroad's line that runs from the former Kiski Junction, across the bridge over the mouth of the Kiskiminetas River, and along the Allegheny River, was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's line from Pittsburgh to Buffalo, New York.
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Sources
Pennsy's Conemaugh Division: Pittsburgh to Johnstown and Oil City by Ken Kobus and Gary Rauch.