Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad

Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad
Reporting mark	PIR
Locale	McKees Rocks, Bridgeville, Canonsburg, and Washington
Dates of operation	1996–2000
Successor	Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Headquarters	McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad (reporting mark PIR) was a Class III short-line railroad operating about 42 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania. It was owned by RailTex, which bought the line from Conrail in 1996. In 2000, after the purchase of RailTex by RailAmerica, Inc., the railroad was sold to the Ohio Central Railroad System and renamed the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

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