Peter's Model Railroading | The PRR Chartiers Branch
Stops
This page lists all the stops identified on the PRR's C.T. 1000 C, which is dated November 1, 1923. "C.T." stands for "Conducting Transportation", which was the PRR's train movements document. Since I model August 1924, this is just about the most accurate snapshot I can get! The Chartiers branch is listed starting on page 363, where it breaks off of the PRR's mainline at Carnegie, PA. The Chartiers branch is listed as being part of the Central Region, Eastern Ohio Division, Panhandle Division of the PRR system.
Sometime in the early 1900s, the branch line was double-tracked for a good portion of it. However, technically, it was actually two different companies that owned each of the tracks. One was the fully-PRR-owned Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis (P.C.C. St. L.). The other line was the Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Rwy (PC&Y), which was co-owned by the PRR and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. Each railroad gave the other trackage rights. A period report indicated that the original track used 85-pound rail.
From Carnegie to Bridgeville, the Pittsburgh & West Virginia (PWV) pretty much paralleled the P.C.C. St. L./PC&Y lines. Essentially, the P.C.C. St. L./PC&Y lines ran in the valley floor along the Chartiers creek, while the PWV ran up on the ridge above the valley. There were four PWV trestles bridges over the P.C.C. St. L./PC&Y lines.
The Pittsburgh Railways, a trolley line company, operated a line that closely paralleled the branch along much of its length (more research is needed for this).
The Chartiers branch had its own branches. The "Bridgeville & McDonald" branch started at Bridgeville, PA. It was never completed to McDonald, PA, because the Montour RR cut it off. It served a number of coal mines and several small towns, and made it as far as Bishop, PA, via the Millers Run Extension (a short branch of sorts). Passenger trains would run from Bishop to Pittsburgh, out in the morning, back in the evening. The Bridgeville & McDonald branch was abandoned in 1942 due to closures of the mines it served. The Bridgeville and McDonald trail has since been built on the former branch right-of-way.
The "Westland Branch" branch started at Houston, PA. It served several coal mines, and a handful of small towns, including at the end of the line, Westland, PA. It was built in 1904. Almost immediately after breaking away from the Chartiers main line, the Westland Branch had its own branch line called the Palanka Branch. It ran to Palanka, PA and served one coal mine and a couple of other industries. The Westland, and thereby the Palanka, branch was abandoned in 1955 due to the closures of the mines they served.
The "Meadowlands & Zadicker" branch was a short branch that served one coal mine.
Stops
The listing below duplicates the stops identified in the PRR's C. T. 1000 from 1923. The first column indicates the actual distance, in miles, where the stop is found, as measured from the start of the branch. The second column shows what that distance translates to in actual S-scale lengths, in feet. The last column indicates the branch that the stop is found on, the town or geographic region where it was located, and the name or purpose of that stop. If the name of the entry is shown in bold red, then that is a link, and I have more information about that stop, area, or feature.
Actual
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Description
0
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Junction with PRR Main Line
8 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Station
8 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Raskin & Hirsh Colliery
8 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Carnegie Feed & Supply Co,
16 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: C. A. Foster
16 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Freight House
16 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: John Davis Lumber Co.
24 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Atlantic Refining Co.
33
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: X Tower
33
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Junction No. 1
33
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: PC&Y Railway Connection
41 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Passing
41 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Mansfield Colliery (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
66
Chartiers Branch: Carnegie, PA: Passing
74 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Glenn, PA: Yard Limit
74 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Glenn, PA: Station
82 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Glenn, PA: Junction Mainline
90 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Glenn, PA: Glenn Coal Co.
132
Chartiers Branch: Leasdale, PA: Station
132
Chartiers Branch: Leasdale, PA: Pittsburgh Construction Co.
148 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Woodville, PA: Station
148 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Woodville, PA: S Tower
148 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Woodville, PA: PC&Y Railway Connection
148 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Woodville, PA: J. S. Campbell
206 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Bower Hill, PA: J. B. Sipe & Company
222 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Bower Hill, PA: Station
239 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Bower Hill, PA: Storage Tracks (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
255 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: Universal Rolling Mill Co.
255 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: Flannery Bolt Company
255 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: C. P. Mayer Brick Co.
255 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: American Vanadium Co.
255 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Rwy
272 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: Station
272 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: National Lamp Works
272 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Kirwan, PA: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Rwy
280 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: passing
297
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Bridgeville Colliery (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
305 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Bridgeville Lumber & Supply Co.
313 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Freight Station
313 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: BD Tower
313 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Junction with Bridgeville & McDonald branch
321 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Station
321 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: passing
0
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: Junction with Chartiers branch
0
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: BD Tower
0
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: Station
0
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: Mayer Colliery No.1 / C. P. Mayer Brick Co.
57 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Rwy
66
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: Scott ColIiery (Scott CoaI Co.)
66
Bridgeville & McDonald: Bridgeville, PA: Joseph T. Hofrichter
90 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): slack track (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
115 1/2
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): National Colliery No.1 (National Mining Co.)
123 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: Sygan, PA: Station
231
Bridgeville & McDonald: Treveskyn, PA: passing
247 1/2
Bridgeville & McDonald: Treveskyn, PA: Station
264
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): National Colliery No.2 (National Mining Co.)
280 1/2
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): Maud Colliery (McClane Mining Co.)
321 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): Laurel Hill Colliery (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
354 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: Gladden, PA: Station
396
Bridgeville & McDonald: Cecil, PA: passing
437 1/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: Cecil, PA: Station
437 1/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: Cecil, PA: Junction with Miller's Run Extension
437 1/4
Millers Run Ext.: Cecil, PA: Junction with Bridgeville & McDonald branch
437 1/4
Millers Run Ext.: Cecil, PA: Station
519 3/4
Millers Run Ext.: Bishop, PA: Station
528
Millers Run Ext.: Bishop, PA: end of the line
453 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): Creedmore Colliery (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
552 3/4
Bridgeville & McDonald: (countryside): end of the line
371 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: C. M. Neeld
412 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Melrose Colliery No.1 (C. M. Neeld)
412 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Bridgeville, PA: Melrose Colliery No.2 (C. M. Neeld)
528
Chartiers Branch: Mayview, PA: Station
585 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Mayview, PA: Power House City of Pittsburgh
585 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Mayview, PA: passing
618 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Boyce, PA: Station
635 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Boyce, PA: passing
643 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Boyce, PA: passing
684 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Hills, PA: Montour Railway Connection
693
Chartiers Branch: Hills, PA: passing
701 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Hills, PA: Station
726
Chartiers Branch: (countryside): Montour Colliery No.4 (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
792
Chartiers Branch: (countryside): Tunnel No. 13 (Greer Tunnel)
825
Chartiers Branch: Greer, PA: town
882 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Greer, PA: Chartiers Southern RR Connection
948 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Van Emman, PA: Station
948 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Van Emman, PA: J.B. Murdock Co.
1031 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Morganza, PA: Station
1047 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Morganza, PA: Pennsylvania Reform School Power House
1080 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Richfol, PA: Station
1080 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Richfol, PA: Neufer Cedar Co.
1080 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Richfol, PA: Standard Tin Plate Co.
1080 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Richfol, PA: Continental Can Company
1080 3/4
Chartiers Branch: (countryside): Davis Colliery (Canonsburg Gas Coal Company)
1089
Chartiers Branch: (countryside): CN Tower
1097 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Philadelphia Company
1122
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Hazel Mine (Chartiers Creek Coal Company)
1130 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh
1130 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Canonsburg Pottery Co.
1130 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Taylor & Crawford
1155
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Canonsburg Milling Co.
1155
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Pennsylvania Paper Stock Co.
1163 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: W.J. Elliott
1163 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Canonsburg Lumbar Co
1163 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: W.J. Elliott
1163 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Station
1171 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Canonsburg Ice Co
1171 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Howard Colliery (Verner Coal and Coka Company)
1179 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Canonsburg Steel &. Iron Works
1179 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: Hardy & Rankin
1179 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: W.H. Dunlap, Jr.
1179 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: John A. Hoxworth
1179 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Canonsburg, PA: H.W. Mollenauer &.Bros.
1212 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: passing
1229 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: W.S. George Pottery Co.
1229 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: Standard Chemical Co.
1245 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: passing
1254
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: HN Tower
1254
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: Junction Westland Branch
0
Westland Branch: Houston, PA: Junction Chartiers Branch
0
Westland Branch: Houston, PA: HN Tower
8 1/4
Westland Branch: Houston, PA: Junction Palanka Branch
8 1/4
Westland Branch: Houston, PA: Station
24 3/4
Westland Branch: Houston, PA: C.L. Reed
90 3/4
Westland Branch: Broxton, PA: Station
148 1/2
Westland Branch: Falkirk, PA: Station
165
Westland Branch: Falkirk, PA: Dandy CoIIiery (Red Star Coal Company)
206 1/4
Westland Branch: McConnell's Mills, PA: Station
305 1/4
Westland Branch: McConnell's Mills, PA: Beech Hill Colliery (Export Coal Company)
313 1/2
Westland Branch: Brevard, PA: Station
321 3/4
Westland Branch: Brevard, PA: Sallie Colliery (J.M. Greek Company)
363
Westland Branch: Brevard, PA: Midland Collieries No. 2 &. 3 (Pittsburgh Coal Company)
379 1/2
Westland Branch: Westland, PA: Station
387 3/4
Westland Branch: Westland, PA: Peerless Colliery (Hickory Coal Company)
387 3/4
Westland Branch: Westland, PA: Federal Supply Co. No. 49
412 1/2
Westland Branch: Westland, PA: End of Track on Westland Branch
0
Palanka Branch: Houston, PA: Junction Westland Branch
16 1/2
Palanka Branch: Houston, PA: W.M. Templeton & Sons Grain Elevator
24 3/4
Palanka Branch: Houston, PA: George D. Cummins &. Co
74 1/4
Palanka Branch: Houston, PA: passing
107 1/4
Palanka Branch: Houston, PA: passing
115 1/2
Palanka Branch: Palanka, PA: Midland Colliery No. 1 (Pittsburgh Coal Company)
115 1/2
Palanka Branch: Palanka, PA: Station
123 3/4
Palanka Branch: Palanka, PA: Federal Supply Co. No. 48
140 1/4
Palanka Branch: Palanka, PA: End of Palanka Branoh..
1262 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: passing
1262 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: Station
1303 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Houston, PA: passing
1320
Chartiers Branch: Shingiss, PA: Station
1320
Chartiers Branch: Shingiss, PA: Arnold Colliery (Houston Coal Co.)
1320
Chartiers Branch: Shingiss, PA: Paxton Colliery (W.J. Shiedler & W.H. Moore)
1336 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Shingiss, PA: Lindley Colliery (Lindley Coal Co.)
1402 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Shingiss, PA: Allison Colliery (Pittsburgh Coal Co.)
1476 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Mildred Colliery (McClane Mining Co.)
1476 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: passing
1476 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Station
1476 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Ross & Arthur Colliery (Allison Valley Coal Co.)
1485
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Junction Meadowlands and Zadiker Branch
0
Meadowlands & Zadicker Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Junction Chartiers Branch
107 1/4
Meadowlands & Zadicker Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Manifolds Colliery No. 1 & 2 (Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co.)
140 1/4
Meadowlands & Zadicker Branch: Meadowlands, PA: end of branch line
1518
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: passing
1518
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Rich Hill Colliery No. 1 (McClane Mining Co.)
1567 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Lutton Colliery (Country Club Coal Co,)
1567 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Enterprise Colliery (Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co.)
1567 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: McClane Minlng Company's Slack Track
1600 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Rich Hill Colliery No.2 (McClane Mining Co.)
1608 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Meadowlands, PA: Meadowlands Colliery No.2 (Cleveland & Western Coal Co.)
1633 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Arden, PA: passing
1641 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Arden, PA: Station
1650
Chartiers Branch: Arden, PA: passing
1650
Chartiers Branch: Arden, PA: Highland Glass Company
1699 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Oak Grove, PA: Hazel-Atlas Glass Company No.1
1699 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Oak Grove, PA: Beaver Refining Company
1707 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Oak Grove, PA: Station
1740 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Highland Glass Company No.2
1773 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Washington Packing Company
1773 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Tyler Colliery (Washington Gas Coal Co.)
1782
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Tylerdale Connecting Railroad
1782
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Lincoln Colliery No. 1 (Lincoln Gas Coal Co.)
1782
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Tyler Tube & Pipe Co.
1782
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Washington Tin Plate Co.
1790 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Dunbar & Wallace Lumber Company
1798 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Tylerdale, PA: Station
1815
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: O'Brien Steel Construction Company
1815
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: J. Richman & Co.
1815
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Russell Bros.
1823 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Crescent Brewing Co.
1823 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Fairgrounds
1831 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Duncan & Miller Glass Company
1831 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Capital Paint & Varnish Company
1831 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Topliff-Ely Co. No. 3
1831 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Iron & Metal Company
1848
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: B.D. Northrup Foundry & Machine Co.
1856 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Petroleum Iron Work
1856 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: City Coal Company
1856 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: The Atlantic Refining Co.
1856 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: transfer tracks Waynesburg & Washington Railroad
1856 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Grain &. Feed Company
1856 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: enginehouse track
1864 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Ice Co
1864 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: W.A. Little Lumber Co.
1864 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Curran Transfer &. Storage Company
1864 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: J.M. Spriggs &. Sons
1864 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Armour & Co.
1872 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Station at Chestnut Street
1872 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: WS Tower
1872 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Freight Station
1872 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: J.M. Spriggs & Son
1881
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Highland Glass Co.
1881
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Zahniser Bros. &. Sten.
1881
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Transfer & Storage Company
1881
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Davin-Lindsay
1881
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Wheeling St. Lumber Co.
1881
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Moore & Riggle No.1
1889 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Oil Well Supply Co.
1889 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Moore &. Riggle No. 2
1889 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Milling Co.
1889 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Manufacturers' Light & Heat Company
1897 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Judson Wiley
1897 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: H. Bettis Co. No. 2
1897 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Mould & Machine Company
1897 1/2
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Washington Brewing Co.
1922 1/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. No.1 Plant
1938 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Station at Main Street
1938 3/4
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: P.C.C. & St. L. railroad end-of-track
1947
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: C.B. Rusch
1947
Chartiers Branch: Washington, PA: Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. No.2 Plant