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Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad edit

Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad
Overview
LocaleAllegheny County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation1883–
PredecessorPittsburgh Southern Railway
SuccessorWheeling, Pittsburgh and Baltimore Railroad
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Previous gauge36
Length34 miles

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 Februrary, 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. [1]

References "A Baltimore and Ohio Short Line". New York Times. 1902-12-25. Retrieved 5 March 2009.

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