The Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad was a Class III

Class III railroad

A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...

 short-line railroad operating about 42 miles of track

Rail tracks

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...

 over the Chartiers Branch

Chartiers Branch (Pennsylvania Railroad)

The Chartiers branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad followed Chartiers Creek from Carnegie to Washington, passing Bridgeville, present day Southpointe, and Canonsburg...

 in southwest Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. It was owned by RailTex

RailTex

RailTex was a transportation holding company that specialized in owning and operating short line railroads across North America.Based in San Antonio, Texas, the public company was a leader in making unprofitable lines shed by Class I railroads into viable transportation routes.The company was sold...

, which bought the line from Conrail in 1996. In 2000, after the purchase of RailTex by RailAmerica, Inc., the railroad was sold to the Ohio Central Railroad System and renamed the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad

Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad

The Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad is a short-line railroad operating 35 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania...

. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Interchanges

• McKees Rocks
  McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
  McKees Rocks, also known as "The Rocks", is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the south bank of the Ohio River. The borough population was 6,104 at the 2010 census.In the past, it was known for its extensive iron and steel interests...
  
  
  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny & McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM)
  • CSX
    CSX Transportation
    CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
    
    
• Duff Junction
  • Norfolk Southern

Roster

Number	Model
2340	SW1200RS
2342	SW1200RS