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Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad
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Locale | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
Dates of operation | 1883– |
Predecessor | Pittsburgh Southern Railway |
Successor | Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Baltimore Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | 36 |
Length | 34 miles |
The Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad was the successor to the Pittsburgh Southern Railway, and a subsidiary of the B&O Railroad, and was organized as a legal entity 25 Februrary, 1885. The railroad was a link in the attempt of the B&O to serve the Pittsburgh market, and became part of the Wheeling Division of that railroad. It was constructed by gauge conversion of the former 3 foot gauge railway to standard gauge and the building of the Whitehall Tunnel. It ran from Glenwood Junction to Washington, Pennsylvania, a distance of 34 miles. [1]
References "A Baltimore and Ohio Short Line". New York Times. 1902-12-25. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
References
- ^ Poor's Directory of Railway Officials. New York: Poor's Railroad Manual. 1887. OCLC 5583830 http://books.google.com/books?id=QsZNQI9FNOsC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22Baltimore+and+Ohio+Short+Line%22&source=bl&ots=pkPWGGe7L5&sig=Pcel2y8RC7nX8mWuEQWOrw3YU0s&hl=en&ei=Ai-vSYD6LISTngfn--W9Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result.
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