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McKees Rocks Industrial Railroad

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McKees Rocks Industrial Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersMcKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Reporting markMRIE
LocaleMcKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation–2023
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The McKees Rocks Industrial Railroad (reporting mark MRIE), formerly the Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM), was a switching railroad that served industrial complexes in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. It formerly served the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (former Pittsburgh and Western Railway) yard across the Ohio River via a car ferry service, operated until 1926 with the steamboat "Steel Queen".

Interchanges

Roster

Road No. Model
HHC 8821 NW2

References

  1. American Iron and Steel Institute (1916). Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada. p. 266.
  2. "Federal Register". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ASGERY3JZAGEPC8D

External links

Railroads of Pennsylvania
Common carriers
Passenger carriers
Private carriers
Heritage railroads


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