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Union Railroad (Ohio)
The following railroads have been named Union Railroad or Union Railway, usually because they connected or merged several other railroads. Freight carriers *Union Railroad (Pittsburgh), 1889-present *Union Railroad (Illinois), 1852–1881, an List of Illinois railroads, Illinois railroad, predecessor of the Michigan Central Railroad (New York Central system) *Union Railroad of Baltimore (Maryland), 1866–1976, predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad *Union Railroad (Massachusetts freight railway), 1848–1854, predecessor of the Boston and Albany Railroad (New York Central system) *Union Freight Railroad, 1872–1970, part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system in Boston, Massachusetts *Union Railroad (Onondaga County, New York), 1856–1858, a List of New York railroads, New York railroad, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad *Union Railroad (Rockland County, New York), 1851–1946, a List of New York railroads, New York railroad, predec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)
The Union Railroad is a Class III switching railroad located in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania. The company is owned by Transtar, Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, after being purchased from United States Steel in 1988. The railroad's primary customers are the three plants of the USS Mon Valley Works, the USS Edgar Thomson Steel Works (blast furnaces, basic oxygen steelmaking, and continuous slab casting), the USS Irvin Works (hot and cold rolling mills and finishing lines) and the USS Clairton Works (producer of coke for blast furnace ironmaking). History Andrew Carnegie had been discussing rail transport with other lines, but determined the best way to protect his interests was to control the rail line himself. Several smaller companies had constructed sections of the route. "Bear Creek Railroad (name changed to Shenango and Allegheny Railroad Co.) was incorporated in March 1865 for the purpose of moving c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |