Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad

Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad

Overview
Headquarters	McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Reporting mark	PIR
Locale	McKees Rocks, Bridgeville, Canonsburg, and Washington
Dates of operation	1996–2000
Successor	Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad (reporting mark PIR) was a Class III short-line railroad operating about 42 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania. It was owned by RailTex, which bought the line from Conrail in 1996. In 2000, after the purchase of RailTex by RailAmerica, the railroad was sold to the Ohio Central Railroad System and renamed the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.

Interchanges

• McKees Rocks
  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM)
  • CSX
• Duff Junction
  • Norfolk Southern

Roster

Number	Model
2340	SW1200RS
2342	SW1200RS

2342 sold to Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad.

References

• Hobo's Guide to the Pennsy:Chartiers Branch
• Western Pennsylvanian Railroads:Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad