Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
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| Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad | |
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| Reporting mark | BPRR |
| Locale | Northern Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1988–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Rochester, New York |
The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (reporting mark BPRR) is a Class II railroad[1] operating in New York and Pennsylvania.
The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries and runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania (north of Pittsburgh). It runs largely on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) lines. The entire BPRR system is 411 miles.
Major commodities carried include paper, petroleum products, chemicals, coal, steel, and sand.
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[edit] Main line
The Buffalo-Eidenau main line passes through Salamanca, NY, Bradford, PA, Johnsonburg, PA, DuBois, PA, Punxsutawney, PA and maintains a rail yard and locomotive maintenance facility in Butler, PA.
[edit] Other lines
BPRR operates a secondary line over part of the former B&O Northern Subdivision which runs to Petrolia, PA.
There are branches to Erie, PA, Driftwood, PA, and Indiana, PA. The BPRR also leases CSX Transportation tracks between Eidenau and a junction near New Castle, PA. There is also a small branch that runs from Harmony Junction in Eidenau to Bakerstown, Pennsylvania along the P&W Subdivision. At Bakerstown Hill, there is a small interchange with the Allegheny Valley Railroad.
[edit] History
In the early 2000s, the BPRR merged other GWI railroads into it. These lines include the Allegheny and Eastern Railroad (ALY), Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad (PSR), and the Bradford Industrial Railroad (BR).
In 2006, the railroad was honored as the Regional Railroad of the Year by industry trade journal Railway Age magazine.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Surface Transportation Board, GENESEE & WYOMING INC.--CONTROL EXEMPTION--COLUMBUS AND GREENVILLE RAILWAY COMPANY, THE CHATTOOGA AND CHICKAMAUGA RAILWAY COMPANY, AND LUXAPALILA VALLEY RAILROAD, INC., May 15, 2008
- ^ Railway Age (2006). "Railway Age Announces Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year". http://www.georgiarailroad.org/news_railwayage.html. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
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| Preceded by Red River Valley and Western Railroad |
Regional Railroad of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad |
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