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Kiski Junction Railroad

kjr_state Situated along the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh, the Kiski Junction Railroad was a 6-mile shortline running along the shores of the smaller Kiskiminetas River offering seasonal tourist passenger service. Mixed trains often utilized a beautifully restored 1943 Alco S-1 switcher built for the United States Navy. The shortline was opened to haul scrap metal for an Allegheny Ludlum plant located online. First constructed in 1856 by the Allegheny Valley Railroad, the line was later merged into the vast Pennsylvania Railroad system, later Penn Central and then Conrail. The Kiski Junction shortline began in 1995 and was based in Shenley, Pennsylvania, where the road interchanged with the Norfolk Southern.

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2001 tourist train guide ad / collection

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Kiski Junction #7135

  • builder:ALCO
  • model:S1 (E-1530)
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Oct 1943, ALCO #69860
  • series:546 produced 1940-50
  • engine:ALCO 6-539 (6 cyls. 660 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt United States Navy #6, 1943
    to United States Army #7135
    to Cass, West Virginia
    to South Branch Valley RR
    to Kiski Junction #7135, 1995
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    Kiski Junction #752

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP7m
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1951, EMD #14294
  • series:2610 produced 1949-51
  • engine:EMD 567B (16 cyl. 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Chicago & North Western #1527
    to Wisconsin & Southern #752
    to Kiski Junction #752
    to Indiana Boxcar Corporation #752
    at Youngstown & Southeastern
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    Schenley, Pa / Jun 2009 / RWH

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    Jul 2010 / RWH

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    This page was updated on 2019-06-20