West Side Belt Railroad
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The West Side Belt Railroad was a standard gauge
railroad incorporated July 25, 1895. It ran from Temperanceville
, to Clairton, Pennsylvania
, with a branch to Banksville. It acquired the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad
by merger in 1897, and the Bruce and Clairton Railroad
in 1901.
The railroad was bankrupt in 1908. The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway
in 1920.
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
railroad incorporated July 25, 1895. It ran from Temperanceville
West End (Pittsburgh)
West End Village is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's west city area. It has a zip code of 15220, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 ....
, to Clairton, Pennsylvania
Clairton, Pennsylvania
Clairton is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,796 at the 2010 census. Under Pennsylvania legal classifications for local governments, Clairton is considered a third-class city...
, with a branch to Banksville. It acquired the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad
Little Saw Mill Run Railroad
The Little Saw Mill Run Railroad was a standard gauge coal railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was incorporated July 23, 1850, and opened in April 1853. Originally, it was owned by the Harmony Society, and ran from Temperanceville, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River to Banksville,...
by merger in 1897, and the Bruce and Clairton Railroad
Bruce and Clairton Railroad
Bruce and Clairton Railroad was a railroad in Pennsylvania, running from Bruce, Pennsylvania to Clairton, Pennsylvania on the Monongahela River. In 1902, it merged with the West Side Belt Railroad, before it had finished its construction....
in 1901.
The railroad was bankrupt in 1908. The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway
The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway was a railroad in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Wheeling, West Virginia areas. Originally built as the Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway, a Pittsburgh extension of George J. Gould's Wabash Railroad, the venture entered receivership in 1908 and the line...
in 1920.