West Side Belt Railroad

The West Side Belt Railroad (reporting mark WSB)^[1] was a standard gauge railroad incorporated July 25, 1895. It ran from Temperanceville, to Clairton, Pennsylvania, with a branch to Banksville. It acquired the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad by merger in 1897, and the Bruce and Clairton Railroad in 1901.^[2] The railroad was bankrupt in 1908.^[3] The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway in 1920.^[4]

West Side Belt Railroad
Overview
Reporting mark	WSB
Locale	Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	1895–1920
Successor	Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	22.5 miles

References edit

^ Railway Equipment and Publication Company, The Official Railway Equipment Register, June 1917, p. 422
^ Vaill, John S.; Ewing, Thomas Jr., eds. (July 15, 1903). Pittsburgh Legal Journal. New Series. Vol. XXXIII. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: John S. Murray. p. 12.
^ "Pittsburg Road Fails" (PDF). New York Times. June 23, 1908.
^ "P&W. Va. Buys a New Spur" (PDF). New York Times (November 16). 1920.

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