The Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad was the successor to the

Pittsburgh Southern Railway The Pittsburgh Southern Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was formed in March 1879 by the merger of the narrow gauge Pittsburgh Southern Railroad (which was the narrow gauge ''Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon and Washington ...

, and a subsidiary of the B&O Railroad, and was organized as a legal entity 25 February 1885. The railroad was a link in the attempt of the B&O to serve the Pittsburgh market, and became part of the Wheeling Division of that railroad. It was constructed by

gauge conversion Gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. Sleepers If tracks are converted to a narrower gauge, the existing sleepers (ties) may be used. However, replacement is required if ...

of the former narrow gauge railway to and the building of the

Whitehall Tunnel The Whitehall Tunnel in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was originally built by the B&O Railroad in 1899 as a double-track tunnel. The tunnel was completed in 1900. It was part of the Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad, and allowed the B&O to by ...

. It ran from Glenwood Junction to Washington, Pennsylvania, a distance of 34 miles.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baltimore Ohio Short Line Railroad 3 ft gauge railways in the United States Defunct Pennsylvania railroads Transportation in Pittsburgh

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