Kiski Junction Railroad

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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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See also our complete Kiski Junction scrapbook in Shortlines

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2001 tourist train guide ad / collection

Motive Power

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Kiski Junction #7135

Schenley, Pa / Jul 2010 / RWH

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 #7135

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Kiski Junction #752

Schenley, Pa / Jun 2009 / RWH

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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Rolling Stock

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Modified caboose / Schenley, Pa / Jun 2009 / RWH

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Excursion car / Schenley, Pa / Jun 2009 / RWH

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Modified transfer caboose / Schenley, Pa / Jun 2009 / RWH

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Locations

Kiski Junction depot

Kiski Junction depot

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Schenley, Pa / Jun 2009 / RWH

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Kiski Junction shop

Kiski Junction shop

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Lagniappe A little something extra ...

Signs of Life

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Always a Railfan

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Men at Work

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Train Talk

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Watchful Eye

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Schenley, Pa / Jul 2010 / Will Hankins

Links / Sources

Kiski Junction Railroad website

This page was updated on 2019-06-20

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