Port Perry Branch
Encyclopedia
The Port Perry Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway
in the U.S. state
of Pennsylvania
. The line runs from the Pittsburgh Line in North Versailles Township southwest through the Port Perry Tunnel and across the Monongahela River
on the PRR Port Perry Bridge
to the Mon Line in Duquesne along a former Pennsylvania Railroad
line.
opened the branch in 1877, connecting its Main Line (Harrisburg Line) with the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway
(Mon Line), in part to provide an alternate route around the south side of Pittsburgh. The PRR leased the PV&C in 1879 as part of its Monongahela Division. The branch passed to Penn Central Transportation
in 1968, Conrail in 1976, and was assigned to Norfolk Southern in 1999.
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of 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...
. The line runs from the Pittsburgh Line in North Versailles Township southwest through the Port Perry Tunnel and across the Monongahela River
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
on the PRR Port Perry Bridge
PRR Port Perry Bridge
The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania and Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The bridge was originally built to serve the Pennsylvania Railroad and to provide better access to...
to the Mon Line in Duquesne along a former Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
line.
History
The Pennsylvania RailroadPennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
opened the branch in 1877, connecting its Main Line (Harrisburg Line) with the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway
Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway
The Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway was a predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By 1905, when it was merged into the Pennsylvania, it owned a main line along the left side of the Monongahela River, to Pittsburgh's South Side from West Brownsville...
(Mon Line), in part to provide an alternate route around the south side of Pittsburgh. The PRR leased the PV&C in 1879 as part of its Monongahela Division. The branch passed to Penn Central Transportation
Penn Central Transportation
The Penn Central Transportation Company, commonly abbreviated to Penn Central, was an American railroad company that operated from 1968 until 1976. It was created by the merger on February 1, 1968, of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central Railroad...
in 1968, Conrail in 1976, and was assigned to Norfolk Southern in 1999.