PITTSBURGH & CASTLE SHANNON R.R. CO.
JAN
16
1901
Castle Shannon, PA, a part of metro Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad was a 3 ft 4 in narrow-gauge railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Originally built in 1871, it was likely America's first common-carrier narrow-gauge railroad. It purchased a rail line called the Coal Hill Coal Railroad from the Pittsburgh Coal Company, and used a coal mine under Mt. Washington as a tunnel to transport coal from Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh. Passenger traffic was added soon afterwards, and the train carried passengers during the day and coal at night. The right of way continued as the Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon and Washington Railroad, later to become part of the Pittsburgh Southern Railroad and eventually the Pittsburgh Light Rail transportation system today.
P&CSRR Loco
View from Castle Shannon commuter train platform in 2018
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