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Main Line (Pittsburgh, PA to St. Louis, MO) Ohio Connecting Railway (Woods Run, Pittsburgh to Elliott, Pittsburgh) [1] Duffs Branch (Esplen, Pittsburgh to Thornburg) [1] Sheridan Branch (Esplen, Pittsburgh to Elliott, Pittsburgh) [1] Chartiers Branch (Carnegie to Washington) Bridgeville and McDonald Branch (Bridgeville to Cecil)
The Pittsburgh to St. Louis Main Line was a rail line owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.The line ran from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania west via Steubenville, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana, Terre Haute, Indiana, and Vandalia, Illinois to East St. Louis, Illinois. [1]
Union Station, also known as Pennsylvania Station and commonly called Penn Station, is a historic train station in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It was one of several passenger rail stations that served Pittsburgh during the 20th century; others included the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, the Baltimore and Ohio Station, and Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal, and it is the only surviving ...
The Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad was incorporated in Indiana on March 14 and Illinois on March 15, and the former CC&IC was conveyed to the two companies on March 17. Operation by the PC&StL continued until April 1, 1883. On April 1, 1884, the two companies merged to form one Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad.
The line was double-tracked for much of its length, serving the coal region of southern Illinois, and as a passenger route for the Pennsylvania Railroad's Blue Ribbon named trains, The St Louisan, the Jeffersonian, and the Spirit of St. Louis. [3] The main north–south route ran from Terre Haute to Logansport and then to on to South Bend.
Commonly called the Panhandle Route, this line ran west from Pittsburgh to Bradford, Ohio, where it split, with one line to Chicago and the other to East St. Louis, Illinois, via Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1905, the acquisition of the Vandalia Railroad gave the Pennsy access across the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri. [8]
In 1867, the Chartiers Railway Company was founded, and with PRR backing finished the line. On December 19, 1870, regular service began between Carnegie and Canonsburg. May 18, 1871, saw the beginning of service to Washington. The line was leased to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway (PC&StL) on December 8
This line was built to a 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) gauge, the only element of West Penn Railways not built to 5 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,588 mm) gauge. Service began in 1899 and ended in 1936. Oakdale–McDonald: A short suburban line in the Pittsburgh area connecting Oakdale and McDonald. Service began in 1907 and ended in 1927.