Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway
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The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway was a regional railroad that operated in the Appalachian area, providing freight and passenger service across parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad ⓘ railway company ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Railroad of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Haven Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Nickel Plate Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Maryland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (original) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corporateSuccessor | Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad (holding company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| notableStructureOnLine |
Mingo Junction bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River bridge at Steubenville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | bridge route between Midwest and East Coast ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInState |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alphabet Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity |
coal
ⓘ
manufactured goods ⓘ steel products ⓘ |
| primaryPassengerServiceType | local passenger trains ⓘ |
| primaryRouteFunction | bridge line ⓘ |
| primaryTrafficType | freight ⓘ |
| providedService |
freight service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| railroadClass | Class I railroad ⓘ |
| railroadReportingMarks | P&WV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightOfWayLeasedTo | Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAlphabetRoute | bridge line between Pittsburgh and Ohio River connections ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern West Virginia ⓘ |
| servedCity | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| servedState |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Norfolk Southern Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.