Allegheny Valley Railroad
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| Allegheny Valley Railroad | |
|---|---|
| Reporting marks | AVR |
| Locale | Western Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1992–present |
| Predecessor line | Conrail, CSX, and Monongahela Connecting Railroad |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
The Allegheny Valley Railroad (AAR reporting marks AVR) is a class III railroad that operates in Western Pennsylvania.
AVR acts as a feeder line connecting its many and varied customers to Class One railroads such as CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and regionals such as the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad. The Glenwood B&O Railroad Bridge is utilized by it as part of its branchline to Washington, Pennsylvania. The AVR's mainline travels northward through Pittsburgh past Panther Hollow towards Penn Avenue and the 33rd Street Railroad Bridge over the Allegheny River. At 33rd St., the line splits, with one branch serving industries along its namesake valley between Pittsburgh and Arnold, while the other branch runs north to a connection with the B&P in Bakerstown, Pennsylvania.
[edit] History
The current railway, established in 1992 is a separate and new entity from the original Allegheny Valley, which was established about 1853.
The original AVR transported oil from the vicinity of Oil Creek and Titusville. On February 20, 1861 The Pittsburgh Post printed "The Allegheny Valley Railroad (Extracts from the Eighth Annual Report, which is important for the light thrown on the transportation of oil)." On February 5, 1862, The Pittsburgh Gazette and Commercial Journal published "Allegheny Valley Railroad—Annual Meeting of Stockholders." [1]
[edit] References
- ^ The Beginnings of the Petroleum Industry (Pennsylvania Historical Commission, Harrisburg, 1941)
