Washington Run Railroad

Washington Run Railroad Tunnel
Overview
Location	Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°05′18″N 79°43′54″W / 40.08833°N 79.73167°W
Status	last train March 12, 1931, converted to automobile use August 1933
Start	near Layton, Pennsylvania
End	Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
Operation
Work begun	1899
Constructed	rock bored, masonry arch entrances
Closed	1931 as a rail tunnel
Owner	Washington Run Railroad
Technical
Length	208 feet
No. of tracks	single
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Washington Run Railroad
Overview
Reporting mark	WRN
Locale	Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	1899–1931
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	4 miles

The Washington Run Railroad was a branch line in Pennsylvania.^[2] Starting at a junction with the B&O Railroad in Layton, the line crossed the Youghiogheny River on a bridge (Layton Bridge) and passed through a tunnel (both built by the A.P. Roberts Construction Company) to continue to Perryopolis. From there, it continued to Star Junction on a track that ran parallel to today's Pennsylvania Route 51.

The railroad had a passenger car that it used for passenger service, but it was primarily a freight carrier, transporting coke produced at Star Junction and coal for the Washington Coal and Coke Company and the Cochran Coal Company. It also served the brickworks in Layton and had a stop in Victoria.

The railroad ceased operation in 1931. Layton Bridge and the adjacent tunnel still serve as a single lane part of Layton Road (State Route 4038).

References

^ Tremba, John (25 December 2005). "Hidden Architecture". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
^ "Railroads of the Connellsville Coke Region" (PDF). Connellsville, Pennsylvania. May 1914: 52. Retrieved 2009-03-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Website with postcard view of the railroad tunnel [1]

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[1] Tremba, John (25 December 2005). "Hidden Architecture". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 7 March 2009.

[2] "Railroads of the Connellsville Coke Region" (PDF). Connellsville, Pennsylvania. May 1914: 52. Retrieved 2009-03-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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