West Side Belt Railroad
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The West Side Belt Railroad (reporting mark WSB)[1] was a standard gauge railroad incorporated July 25, 1895. It ran from Temperanceville, to Clairton, Pennsylvania, with a branch to Banksville. It acquired the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad by merger in 1897, and the Bruce and Clairton Railroad in 1901.[2] The railroad was bankrupt in 1908.[3] The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway in 1920.[4]
~1917 map of the railroad | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | WSB |
| Locale | Pennsylvania |
| Dates of operation | 1895–1920 |
| Successor | Pittsburgh and West Virginia |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 22.5 miles |
