Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad

Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad
Reporting mark PIR
Locale McKees Rocks, Bridgeville, Canonsburg, and Washington
Dates of operation 19962000
Successor Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Headquarters McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

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, Inc., the railroad was sold to the Ohio Central Railroad System and renamed the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Interchanges

Roster

Number Model
2340 SW1200RS
2342 SW1200RS

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