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MSW Railway Co. Past and Present

Here is a nice selection of The Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. Switchers. The MSW is one of our favorite shortline direct connectors that interchanged with the P&WV. These images came from the HiLine Collection and from Brian Filardi. He was nice enough to send us some of the images we have posted. We hope the Mon Valley Railfans enjoy this selection.

 

Original Builders Card and Photo MSW 10. HiLine Collection (354kb) MSW SW-8 Engine 29 Builders Photo Nov. 1964. Courtesy of Brian Filardi (194kb) MSW Engine 21. East end of Monessen P&WV yard. April 1960. HiLine Collection (198kb) MSW Engine 23. Wheeling Pit Steel Monessen Works. Circa 1980. HiLine Collection (210kb) MSW SW-9 Engine 25. North end of Wheeling Pit Steel Monessen Works. July 4 1961. HiLine Collection (167kb)
MSW SW-9 Engine 27. North Charleroi Mon River Lock 4. May 1962. HiLine Collection (176kb) MSW SW-9 Engine 23? at Monessen Yard. July 1980. Courtesy of Rose Mowell (201kb) MSW SW-9 Engine 24. Monessen slag dump. Dec. 1976. HiLine Collection (223kb) MSW SW-8 Spirit of 76 Engine 30. Wheeling Pit Monessen Works. Oct. 30 1977. HiLine Collection (185kb) MSW SW-9 Engine 27. After nearly 53 years of service, the 27 beaten, battered and worn to a fare-thee-well, still toils daily on it's home rails under the current ownership of the Three Rivers Marine and Rail Terminal. Jan. 2005 Courtesy Brian Filardi (156kb)
MSW SW-9 Engine 27 at the Three Rivers Marine and Rail Terminal. Jan. 2005. Courtesy Brian Filardi (135kb) MSW SW Engine ? at Three Rivers Marine Terminal. Jan. 2005. Courtesy Brian Filardi (163kb) MSW Engine 27 cab view. Jan 2005. Courtesy Brian Filardi. (114kb) A Photo of the 518 wearing through the paint of the MSW engine. Unknow why this number is on the engine. Jan. 2005. Courtesy Brian Filardi (99kb) MSW Cab #3 at the Monessen/P&WV transfer yard. April 10, 1960. HiLine Collection (180kb)