Baltimore & Ohio Short Line Railroad
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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 February, 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.
Pittsburgh Southern Railway
The Pittsburgh Southern Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in Pennsylvania. It was formed in March 1879 by the merger of the Pittsburgh Southern Railroad , Pittsburgh Railroad, and Washington Railroad...
, and a subsidiary of the B&O Railroad, and was organized as a legal entity 25 February, 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
Gauge conversion
In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...
of the former 3 foot gauge railway to standard gauge and the building of the Whitehall Tunnel
Whitehall Tunnel
The Whitehall Tunnel in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was originally built by the B&O Railroad in 1899 as a double-track tunnel. The tunnel was completed in 1900....
. It ran from Glenwood Junction to Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
, a distance of 34 miles.