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Southern Pennsylvania Railway and Mining Company: Southern Pennsylvania Railway and Mining Company: PRR: 1873 1954 Penndel Company: Southwark Railroad: PRR: 1831 1877 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad: South West Connecting Railway: PRR: 1897 1908 Pennsylvania Railroad: South-West Pennsylvania Railway: PRR: 1871 1906 Pennsylvania ...
The Cumberland Mine Railroad is a private carrier mine railroad serving the Cumberland Coal Resources mine near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Operations on the mine and associated railroad began in November 1976. The line was originally developed by United States Steel as a source of steam coal for export to Canada. Subsequently, the mine and ...
Pages in category "Mining railways in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
In the United States, the standard gauge for mine haulage is 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), although gauges from 18 in (457 mm) to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) are used. [13] [14] Original mine railways used wax-impregnated wooden rails attached to wooden sleepers, on which drams were dragged by men, children or animals. This was later replaced by L-shaped iron ...
Articles and categories related to railroads in Pennsylvania For a more complete list, see List of Pennsylvania railroads. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
R.J. Corman Railroad/Pennsylvania Lines (reporting mark RJCP) is a railroad in the R.J. Corman Railroad Group, operating a number of lines in central Pennsylvania.It primarily carries coal between mines and Norfolk Southern Railway connections at Cresson and Keating. [1]
This is a list of current shortline railroads (FRA Class III) in the United States. The reporting mark assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is listed for each entry. This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
West Penn Railways consisted of 339 miles (546 km) of electric trolley trackage at its peak. It operated in a well populated mining region of rugged mountainous western Pennsylvania and connected numerous towns and villages with hourly or better transport from its north end towns at McKeesport, Latrobe and Trafford through the larger towns of Greensburg, Mt Pleasant, Connellsville, Scottdale ...