The history of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh is often times merely forgotten since it was gone prior to the colorful diesel era, which coincided with the beginnings of the railfan hobby documenting trains on film. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. The Allegheny Valley Railroad (reporting mark AVR) is a class III railroad that operates in Western Pennsylvania, and is owned by Carload Express, Inc. AVR acts as a feeder line connecting its many and varied customers to Class I railroads such as CSX Transportation (CSX) and Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), and regional lines such as the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (B&P) and the modern Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WE). Type still image Genre photograph Subject Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.) Source Lovells binders are arranged by locomotive number, with early locomotives that were not numbered preceding them in alphabetical order. We are a leading shortline railroad and transportation company serving Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the surrounding region. Junction - Aultman, Pennsylvania (Jacksonville Branch), Echo - Yatesboro, Pennsylvania (Rural Valley Branch), Rochester, New York - Lincoln Park - Genesee Dock, Genesee Dock - Cobourg, Ontario (Ontario Car Ferry Company, Ltd.). The R&P rather quickly developed a substantial coal and coke business along its property between DuBois and Punxsutawney (gross income rose nearly ten-fold between 1881 and 1885), which gave it some leverage against its largest neighbors mentioned above in contracting terms and working out cooperative dealings. The BR&P's Class Z included its roster of 2-8-2 Mikados. AVR GP11's. AVR SD40-3s. Pennsylvania system that was best remembered for hauling vast Most of this material was kept in a large wooden box in the PRR Test Department offices at Altoona, but was regrettably destroyed when the department was shut down at the start of the 1968 Penn Central merger. Canadian Passenger Operations: AMT, Go Transit, VIA, etc. Joseph D. Lovell was a Schedule Foreman at the Pennsylvania Railroad Companys Juniata Shops at Altoona during the 1920s, 30s and 40s, by which point those shops were the companys sole facilities for constructing locomotives. No. According to the book, "Coal Trains North: The Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad Company," by author Robert Rothfus, anger was growing with theErie Railway in western New York during the 1860s as the price of coal was continuing to rise. The Allegheny Railroad ( reporting mark ALY) was an American railroad company operating in northwestern Pennsylvania . Allegheny Valley Photographic Roster Summarized by Locomotive Model: Roster Options: Main Roster; Rolling Stock; At the same time the R&P worked on a branch to Buffalo, which also opened in 1883. Not surprisingly, the R&SL failed and was reorganized on January 17, 1881 as the Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad. For more information and to plan a visit, please see researcher services. 6 PRR Locomotives Nos. By Railroad . In 1932 the BR&P was taken over directly by the B&O, which for years held an interest in the company as president Daniel Willard attempted to expand his company's reach into western New York. The R&P lay within the heart of territory controlled by either the New York Central or Pennsylvania Railroads, which had no interest in seeing additional competition. The information includes original numbers, serials, and order numbers. Finally, a shot of them returning back towards home rails at the western part of the Pittsburgh Line at CP Pitt, under the Steel City skyline. Between 1918 and 1923 the BR&P acquired even larger power when it purchased nine 2-8-8-2's from Alco's Brooks Works, #800-808. Buffalo, New York - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Falls Creek - Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Clearfield Branch), Punxsutawney - Indiana, Pennsylvania (Indiana Branch), Silver Lake Junction - Perry, Pennsylvania (Silver Lake Branch), Creekside - Iselin, Pennsylvania (Ridge Branch), J.M. amounts of coal from the region in which it served, particularly in Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell the Brilliant Line to Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Construction on the line began in June of 1881 and was completed in 1883. The Allegheny Valley Railroad ran along the eastern shore of the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh to New Kensington and beyond. It was provided in conjunction with the Grand Trunk Railway and lasted between 1907 and 1950, when it was discontinued. The AVR operates outta Glenwood Yard in the Hazelwood section of Pittsburgh, interchanging with CSX at Glenwood on the P&W Subdivision, the Wheeling & Lake Erie at Bruceton on the W&P Subdivision,. Stay informed! Sold to Ashland Rwy; ex-SWP 7576 < CR 7576 < CR 7056 < PC 7056 < nee PRR 7056, Sold to Ashland Rwy; ex-CR 7556 < CR 7057 < PC 7057 < nee PRR 7057, Ex-RMPX 8753 < IC 8753 < ICG 8753 > nee IC 9310(2nd), Ex-RMPX 8729 < IC 8729 < ICG 8729 < nee IC 9098, Retired and scrapped; ex-RMPX 8708 < IC 8708 < ICG 8708 < nee IC 9389, Ex-NREX 8725 < IC 8725 < ICG 8725 < UP 122(1st) < nee UP 722(1st), SD45 shell; ex-KCS 617(2nd) < C&NW 6476 < BN 6476 < nee NP 3634, SD45 shell; ex-KCS 627(2nd) < VMV 8930 < CSXT 8930 < SBD 8930 < nee SCL 2030, SD45 shell; ex-KCS 633(2nd) < VMV 976 < nee C&NW 976. navigation search. Production at the Juniata Shops began in 1891 and ceased in 1946. New York, 1871. His lists included rosters for both the Pennsylvania Railroad proper and its predecessor lines. Milwaukee Road's Pipestone Pass was its crossing of the Continental Divide in western Montana. The line reached Easton in 1867 and the next year built a bridge over the Delaware River and connected with the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), the Belvidere-Delaware, and the Morris and Essex railroads. With the closure of the PRR Library in the 1960s, they were apparently donated to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Library of the Bureau of Railway Economics in Washington, D.C., then one of the finest assemblages of historical railroad publications in the country. Allegheny Valley RR Trains AVR-1 & AVR-3 Author: sig292 A friend and I are planning to railfan the Allegheny Valley RR soon. Your email address will NOT be displayed as part of your comment, and will only, NOTE: If subscribing, you will receive an email from "AWS" prompting to confirm your subscription by. The data in these notebooks was taken from official records in the Baldwin offices. After Geertzs death in 1950, the binders passed into the hands of William McKinley Keller, who in turn presented them to the PRRs General Office Library in 1953. Having fanned its sister railroad, the DCR down in Delaware and Maryland, the maroon, black and gold EMD power was nice to see again, albeit with a bit more of a diverse roster. [1] Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. 9 PRR Locomotives Nos. According to David Mainey's book, Baltimore & Ohio Steam In Color, the Mallets were an older design and had remained virtually unchanged during its ten year production run featuring large, bulbous low-pressure cylinders and old-style slide valves. Author's collection. To combat what was foreseen as price gouging, local businessmen formed their own railroad, the R&SL. Material can also be requested from the catalog. Allegheny Valley Present & Past Motive Power ; Revised: 3 March 2021 Photo by: Tom Boylan; Reporting Mark: AVR Roster by: John Komanesky ; Bldr/Model Road No. Its religious, educational, and mining interests are quite extensive and will be treated of under their proper heads. 1 and 2 passed into the possession of William McKinley Keller, and he in turn gave them to Robert B. Watson, the son of Bruce B. Watson and also a PRR mechanical engineer. Include this information on the provided form or in an email to callslip@hagley.org. I Google it and get the name Allegheny Valley Railroad, but get a weak fan page and weaker Wiki article. No. Please note that we are a non-circulating library. Note again that the bulk of Lines West, including the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. and the Pennsylvania Co., is missing and presumably contained in Binder No. The last passenger train ran across the former BR&P trackage on October 15, 1955. The railroad began interchanging with CSX at the Glenwood Yard in Pittsburgh in 2001. The line was built to serve the Plum Creek Mine in Renton which opened that same year; in 1916, it began also serving the Newfield Mine. Another locomotive historian, William D. Edson, used the originals to prepare his Keystone Steam and Electric (1974), and apparently used a print of the Smithsonian copy to produce his unpublished PRR roster, of which he sold photocopies to individuals by special purchase. The Allegheny Valley Railroad constructed this line in 1872, starting in Verona on the Allegheny River, and following Plum Creek to a connection with the Unity Railroad (under the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad at the time) at North Bessemer. After less than 45 years the BR&P, then a system of 520 miles, lost its independence forever when it formally became part of the B&O's vast network in 1932. Despite this it was able to reach the Steel City beginning in the 1880s thanks to trackage rights over a PRR subsidiary, and then later the Baltimore & Ohio from Butler, Pennsylvania sharing that railroad's Smithfield Street Station in Pittsburgh. AVR Locomotive Roster. The residue of the collection eventually found a home at the John W. Barriger Library in St. Louis, but the original Lovell binders have disappeared. This shortline was formed to serve a former Conrail branch to New Kensington along the Allegheny River, former Conrail trackage in the Strip District, and a B&O branch to Washington, PA. The original Allegheny Valley Railroad transported oil from the vicinity of Oil Creek and Titusville. 1.The seven small ledgers list production in chronological order. Our newest railroad, Delmarva Central Railroad, serves customers over 188 route-miles in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. That line, affiliated with the Pennsylvania Railroad system, followed the present company's tracks to Arnold and continued beyond, along the right upstream (southeastern) bank of the river to Oil City. Copyright 2007-2023 American-Rails.com. Bldr No. All fields are required. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his, If you are researching anything EMD related please visit, If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the, "Tennessean" (Train): Timetable, Schedule, Accommodations, Milwaukee Road's "Pipestone Pass" (MT): Map, Tunnel, History. 4 Locomotive Register PCC&St.L Lines West of Pittsburgh. 1, 2, and 5 existed in duplicate, with the second copies being held by the Research Group in the Mechanical Engineers office. It is very common for one of these crews to make a turn to the WLE at Bruceton in mid afternoon with the AVR 3 following them back to the yard later. Allegheny Valley (AVR) started operations in 1995 and operates 77 miles of track in the greater Pittsburgh area, with lines extending from Pittsburgh to New Kensington, Washington, and Allison Park. The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased the line in 1910, and extended the line further, likely in 1957, to serve other mines to the southeast. Given its nighttime operations, the AVR presents an opportunity to provide commuter passenger service in the corridor. The BR&P's Class Y included its roster of 2-10-0 Decapods. The earliest predecessor of the BR&P was the Rochester & State Line Railroad, organized on April 8, 1869. Kittanning Station was opened on January 23, 1856, followed by Kelly Station in 1860. Sheandoah Valley Railroad. Photo by Jeff Steen, 4/28/2008. The official website of Allegheny Valley Railroad and owner Carload Express Inc is here. Passenger service along the line ended in 1966, and the Penn Central Railroad abandoned the line outright in 1972, 100 years after it was built. Looking for a home for industry? He also corresponded with Paul T. Warner, an employee of the Baldwin Locomotive Works and the author of many historical articles for Baldwin.Lovells all-time roster was written in pencil in engineers block lettering and bound in ten report binders as follows:No. No. Lovell thus groups all locomotives that held a particular number over the years.In contrast, the ledgers show the output of the two Altoona shops and the Baldwin Locomotive Works in chronological order. 2 contains rosters for a portion of the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh as follows: Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Co., St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute Railroad Co., Terre Haute & Logansport Railway Co., Terre Haute & Peoria Railroad Co., East St. Louis & Carondelet Railway Co., Logansport & Toledo Railway Co., Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad Co., Vandalia Railroad Co., and Little Miami Railroad Co. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Tracks have been taken up years ago by CR past New Kensington. 5000-6999. Allegheny Valley. The former were so-called "Prairie Mallets." 2601-4999. A friend and I are planning to railfan the Allegheny Valley RR soon. The collections and research newsletter brings you the latest on our acquisitions, library events, and programs. The BR&P's Class S included part of its roster of 2-8-0 Consolidations along with its fleet of 4-8-0 Twelve-wheelers. This timetable shows the times of arrival for various kinds of trains. They largely stayed on the Buffalo Division until their retirement during the 1950s. On December 11, 1855, the Allegheny Valley Railroad opened for business as the Rosston Station at the mouth of Crooked Creek. Today, large sections of the BR&P remain in operation under the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, part of the Genesee & Wyoming family of short lines. Lovell collaborated with a number of early rail enthusiasts, including three fellow PRR employees: Bruce B. Watson (d. 1958), an inspector in the Test Department; Allen O. Geertz (d. 1950), another inspector and fuel engineer; and William McKinley Keller (1901-1974), who rose to the position of Mechanical Engineer. So, I drove to Oakmont today to get a cake, and I see lots of rails through the town. Contact our sales and marketingstaff for more information on how AVR can serve you! Tools: Legend: Map center: Lat: 33.64717 Long: -80.95402 Go to . Carload Express, Inc. is a leading shortline railroad and transportation company serving Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the surrounding region. Although the PML is based on the 80's, this railroad will still be included. They operate two GP11 engines, five SD40 engines (SD45 Carbodys), five GP40 engines, and now six SD60M (CLXX). Allegheny Valley Railroad's plan to establish commuter rail service from Tarentum into Downtown Pittsburgh, a project more than 10 years in the making, has chugged closer to reality, securing. Back to Pennsylvania Shortlines. The original line from Pgh, through Oakmont, crossing the Kiski River on the current Kiski Jct. The BR&P's Class W included its roster of 4-4-2 Atlantics. Call us at 1-800-692-7380 or contact us online. Lovell had an interest in the history of steam locomotives and had access to the companys original locomotive records, which have long since become lost or scattered. 3 Locomotive Register - Lines East of Pittsburgh. The BR&P's Class WW included its roster of 4-6-2 Pacifics. Manuscripts and Archives. AVRs multiple interchange connections offer a wide variety of routing options for your shipments, allowing your industry to maximize transportation savings. The line did complete 107 miles from Rochester to near Salamanca by 1878 although never came close to the Pennsylvania coal fields, forcing it to survive on agriculture, less-than-carload freight, and any other general business it could muster. It connected with the main line at Ashford, roughly 16 miles north of Salamanca (here, at East Salamanca the BR&P would construct another important maintenance facility during the World War I era), and continued northward to Buffalo via Springville and Orchard Park. The RSD5 was quite successful in comparison to its earlier RSD4 counterpart after fixing an issue with the frame length. Over 2 million railroad and train related photographs from all over the US. 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Unfortunately, today only one BR&P steamer is known to exist, an 0-6-0 switcher on display in Bellevue, Ohio. This system ran across the Keystone State and connected with the Central Railroad of New Jersey, another Gould interest. The AVR usually runs 2-3 times a week @ night from Verona to New Kensington. Despite many setbacks, Brown eventually executed part of his plan, extending a route from Salamanca to Punxsutawney via Bradford, Ridgway, and DuBois. The South Branch Valley Railroad comprises a 52.4-mile route from Petersburg to Green Spring where it links to the CSXT mainline connecting Cumberland, MD to Martinsburg, WV. In 2006, the Allegheny Valley Railroad restored and began interchanging with the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in Bruceton. Books and other publications may be viewed inside the reading rooms. No. The train remained on the timetable until 1968. 3 Locomotive Register Lines East of Pittsburgh. It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. No. AVR Radio Frequencies. Notes: 40: GP9: EMD (8/1955) 20849: Ex-Durbin & Greenbrier Valley 40; exx-Allegheny Valley 40, exxx-Wester Maryland Scenic 40, exxx-WM 5940, nee Chesapeake & Ohio 5940: 367: RS11m . The BR&P's Class LL included its massive 2-6-6-2 heavy articulateds. In the meantime the New York and Pennsylvania segments were operated separately; the former became known as theBuffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad Company while the latter was renamed thePittsburgh & State Line Railroad Company. AVR-2, the Allegheny Sub local to New Kensington, is seen entering the CSX P&W sub at the former site of CP Lauglin Junction, now home to an automatic signal. 2023 Carload Express, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. PRR/Conrail and CSX trackage around Pittsburgh. "[1], In October 1995, the Allegheny Valley Railroad began operations when Trimax (now Carload Express) acquired Conrails Valley Cluster in the Pittsburgh area. The railroad also acquired the nearby 228-mile Buffalo & Susquehanna for this purpose but alas it reached no further east due to the depression and had to settle to linking only Buffalo and Rochester (the B&S property was later sold or abandoned). However, seven small ledgers were kept separate and survived. In 2006, the Allegheny Valley Railroad restored and began interchanging with the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in Bruceton. Not all collections are housed in multiple containers. WAMX 3817, an ex-Penn Central GP38 owned by Watco, was found in Beaumont, TX, on its way to Silsbee, TX for maintenance. Discussion forum related to Amtrak also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp, Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Pennsylvania. The railroad began hauling iron ore, coal, lumber and farm products, and providing passenger service in 1855. today under the Buffalo & Pittsburgh, a Genesee & Wyoming system. Allegheny Valley Railroad Roster - Western Pennsylvania Railfan.com AVR Roster AVR Road Slug #405 Built For The AVR around 2016 AVR SD40-3 #3001 Ex-KCS 3150, 617, Ex-BN 6476 AVR SD40-3 #3002 Ex-KCS 627, Ex-SCL 2030 AVR SD40-3 #3003 Ex-KCS 633, Ex-CNW 976 AVR SD40-3 #3004 Ex-KCS 614, Ex-CNW 970 AVR SD40-3 #3005 Ex-KCS 634, Ex-DRGW 5321 There are three volumes on the Juniata Shops. Allegheny Valley Railroad & Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad 412-426-2600 Cliff Grunstra Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Delmarva Central Railroad 412-780-7767 Quick Facts Headquarters: Oakmont, PA Railroads Operated: Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR) Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad (SWP) 331 Total Route Miles Total length of the branch was about 7.5 miles. From there it ran along the river through Kittanning, E. Brady, Emlenton, Franklin, and ended in Oil City's Valley Yard, now owned by WNYP. 1 and 2, plus the seven volumes of rough notes and some miscellaneous papers. Sign up to our MailChimp Customer Email List! He then only needed 70 miles of new construction to reach the Pennsylvania-controlled Allegheny Valley Railroad. Carload Express helps our customers get the most out of rail service through rail operations based on customers needs, strong Class 1 relationships, and excellent logistics & transload capabilities. Not sure of AVR operations on the former CSX to Washington PA. Railroading and Railfanning by Region and State, http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoli rch=search, Brightline Trains LLC (formerly All Aboard Florida and Virgin), California Commuter, Rail Transit, and High Speed Rail (HSR). This train timetable for the Allegheny Valley Railroad shows the route from Pittsburgh to Kittanning and vice versa. by EMTRailfan. . Alas, in 2013 the site closed. The Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad(reporting markPAM) is a switching railroadthat serves industrial complexes in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. In addition, the railroad eyed a southern connection into Pittsburgh where more coal could be off-loaded while also interchanging with all of the important lines reaching that city. Watson donated them to the Hagley Museum and Library in 2006.Bruce B. Watson had also inherited the bulk of Al Geertzs notes and photograph collection in 1950. At the time coal was an important source of fuel to heat both residential homes as well as commercial businesses. Thanks for watching! The tunnel, #11, was opened in 1909. There are 62 cities in New York. They can work to either the NS, or the BPRR, as needed, sometimes both. No. It is difficult to truly articulate just how much material can be found at this website. SWP is situated at the confluence of the regions major highways, which allows shippers to utilize our transload network to transfer their goods from truck to rail for delivery. The heart of Carload Express is our three rail lines, the Allegheny Valley Railroad, Delmarva Central Railroad, and Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad. Have information about any abandoned rails? The BR&P's Class XX included its only roster of massive 2-8-8-2 heavy articulateds. They were classed as XX and handled the same heavy coal tonnage as the 2-6-6-2's. The AVR operates outta Glenwood Yard in the Hazelwood section of Pittsburgh, interchanging with CSX at Glenwood on the P\u0026W Subdivision, the Wheeling \u0026 Lake Erie at Bruceton on the W\u0026P Subdivision, the B\u0026P at Gibsonia on the P\u0026W and Norfolk Southern at Island Avenue Yard in Pittsburgh.Our first chase was of the W\u0026P Branch local, AVR-3 to Washington. 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