The P&WV Hi-Line

PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

We have put up some more photos of the Clairton Branch work. You can access them here.
Link:

http://www.thepwvhiline.com/CMGallery/thumbnails.php?album=48

About 90% of the ties are marked for replacement. Did not see any new Switches/Turn-outs, or S.H. rail (Stick/CWR),
no large amounts of Tie-Plates. Some ditching & slide repairs to most of the ROW. The main bridge was re-decked. and some steel structure repairs
were made spring 2005.
Link:
http://www.thepwvhiline.com/TheClairtonBranchTour/index.html

jayrod · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 494 Location: Akron, OH

Image 21 in the gallery - rails in the dirt. Where is that? Can you still see evidence of the wye just west of the tunnel?
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Aka, jayrod

Rich_S · Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Posts: 253 Location: Baden, PA

How many trains a day is using the Clairton Branch?

Is the Wheeling only moving Coke trains over the branch?

It's always good to see rehab work taking place on the High & Dry.
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Rich S.

PWVJer · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 946

Jayrod,
Image #21, taken on the Clairton Branch, siding/spur ROW & Rails (whats left of it) of the
old Government Mineral Storage yard, about MP2.8 on the branch.
You can still see much of the 3-track Iron Ore-siding/loading bin/scales ROW.
Very busy in 1958-1961.
Rich,
No train movements as of now, After completion of the ROW rehab. ????
...for now, looks like maybe Contract/Merchant-Coke for the Mittal Steel Plants.