The Waynesburg and Washington was a narrow gauge line between Washington

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...

 and Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

Waynesburg is a borough in and the county seat of Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census....

. It was converted to standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 in 1944 and renamed the Waynesburg Secondary. It had steep grades and sharp curves. It had few online industries and was used as an interurban

Interurban

An interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...

 passenger route. It was owned by the 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....

. It was created on April 4, 1868 and existed until 1976, at which time Conrail declined taking it over. Tracks were removed in 1978.

External links

• NarrowTracks:Waynesburg and Washington
• W&WRR--HPP-GC
• http://rnetzlof.pennsyrr.com/corphist/w_w.htmlCorporate Genealogy:Waynesburg and Washington Railroad:narrow gauge