West Side Belt Railroad
 ~1917 map of the railroad | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | WSB |
| Locale | Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1895–1920 |
| Successor | Pittsburgh and West Virginia |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 22.5 miles |
The West Side Belt Railroad (reporting mark WSB)[1] 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.[2] The railroad was bankrupt in 1908.[3] The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway in 1920.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Railway Equipment and Publication Company, The Official Railway Equipment Register, June 1917, p. 422
- ^ Vaill, John S.; Ewing, Thomas Jr., eds. (July 15, 1903). Pittsburgh Legal Journal. New Series. Vol. XXXIII. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: John S. Murray. p. 12.
- ^ "Pittsburg Road Fails" (PDF). New York Times. June 23, 1908.
- ^ "P&W. Va. Buys a New Spur" (PDF). New York Times (November 16). 1920.
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