Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
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Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad | |
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Reporting marks | BPRR |
Locale | Northern Pennsylvania |
Dates of operation | ? – present |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | Rochester, New York |
The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is part of the Genesee and Wyoming Industries group of railroads, and operates between Buffalo, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. Current trackage is 411 miles.
In the early 2000s, the BPRR merged other GWI railroads into it. These lines include - Allegheny and Eastern Railroad (ALY), Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad (PSR), and Bradford Industrial Railroad (BR).
In 2006, the railroad was honored as Regional Railroad of the Year by industry trade journal Railway Age magazine.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Railway Age (2006). Railway Age Announces Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
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Preceded by Red River Valley and Western Railroad |
Regional Railroad of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by nobody |