Talk:Monongahela Railway

Some history

Pre-1916 history, much of which is copied below, is at [1]. Other information is from the PRR Chronology.

#	Name	Incorporation	Succession
1	Monongahela Railway	Under general laws of Pennsylvania and West Virginia through articles of consolidation, dated November 24, 1914; filed in Pennsylvania July 1, 1915; West Virginia, July 10, 1915. Owned equally? by Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Company, and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. Pennsylvania Company's interest sold to Pennsylvania Railroad, December 31, 1922. One-third interest sold to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1926. Entire stock sold to Consolidated Rail Corporation, November 1990.	Merged with the Consolidated Rail Corporation, May 1, 1993.
2	Monongahela Railroad	Under general laws of Pennsylvania, December 31, 1900. Owned equally by Pennsylvania Railroad and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad.	Consolidated July 1, 1915, with 3, to form 1.
3	Buckhannon and Northern Railroad	Under general laws of West Virginia, February 7, 1902. Owned by Little Kanawha Syndicate. Sold to Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, 1905; one-quarter interest each sold to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Pennsylvania Company, 1906. Former's one-quarter interest sold to latter, March 1913.	Consolidated July 1, 1915, with 2, to form 1.
4	Connellsville and Monongahela Railway	Under general laws of Pennsylvania through articles of consolidation, dated March 6, 1905; filed March 10, 1905. Owned by Carnegie Steel Company and leased to Pennsylvania Railroad. Subleased to 2, June 1, 1905.	Abandoned April 1, 1976?
5	Masontown and New Salem Railroad	Under general laws of Pennsylvania, September 11, 1899. Owned by United States Steel Corporation and leased to Pennsylvania Railroad. Subleased to 2, June 1, 1903.	Consolidated March 10, 1905, with 6, to form 4.
6	Connellsville Central Railroad	Under general laws of Pennsylvania, August 2, 1902. Owned by United States Steel Corporation and leased to Pennsylvania Railroad.	Consolidated March 10, 1905, with 5, to form 4.
7	Redstone Central Railroad	Under general laws of Pennsylvania, December 18, 1902. Owned by Brier Hill Coal Company and leased to 2.	Abandoned 1930s?
8	Scotts Run Railway	Under general laws of West Virginia, May 29, 1923. Owned by and leased to 1.	Conveyed to 1, September 21, 1933.
9	Morgantown and Wheeling Railway	Under general laws of West Virginia, May 20, 1912.	Sold at foreclosure, July 6, 1923, to 8, after receivership begun August 26, 1916.
10	Morgantown and Dunkard Valley Railroad	Under general laws of West Virginia, September 5, 1905.	Conveyed to 9, January 22, 1913.
11	Blacksville and Western Railway	Under general laws of West Virginia, July 21, 1917. Owned by Peoples Natural Gas Company.	Conveyed to 9, August 29, 1917.
12	Indian Creek and Northern Railway	Under general laws of West Virginia, August 24, 1918. Owned by New England Fuel and Transportation Company. Sold to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, May 24, 1921. Leased to 1, January 1, 1927.	Conveyed to 1, September 21, 1933.
13	Monongahela and Ohio Railroad	Under general laws of Pennsylvania, July 16, 1912. Owned by Peoples Natural Gas Company. Sold to 11, 1917.	Conveyed to 1, September 28, 1933.
14	Chartiers Southern Railway	Under general laws of Pennsylvania, December 7, 1906. Owned equally? by Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. Sold to 1, December 1, 1926. Leased to 1, January 1, 1927.	Conveyed to 1, February 28, 1929.
15	Waynesburg Southern Railroad	Under general laws of West Virginia, June 1966? Owned by Pennsylvania Railroad and leased to 1.	Conveyed to Consolidated Rail Corporation, April 1, 1976.

• Constructed by the Monongahela Railway:
  • Mather to Waynesburg, 1930
• From the Monongahela Railroad:
  • Constructed by that company:
    • Cat's Run to Martin, 1903
    • Dunlaps Creek Branch, Brownsville, 1905
    • Parshall Branch Junction to Parshall Coke Works, 1907
    • Alicia to Sarah Works, 1909; abandoned 1915 and 1920
    • Martin to state line, 1914
  • Constructed by the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway, deeded November 22, 1901:
    • Brownsville Junction to Brownsville
    • Adah Run to Cat's Run, 1901
    • Adah to Lambert, 1901; abandoned 1934
    • Cat's Run Junction to Ifield
  • Completion of construction begun by the Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway:
    • Brownsville to Adah Run, 1903
  • Constructed by the South-West Pennsylvania Railway, deeded November 22, 1901:
    • Huron to Moser Run Junction
    • Moser Run Junction to Edenborn, 1900; abandoned 1943
  • Constructed by the South-West Pennsylvania Railway, leased March 31, 1906:
    • Shamrock Junction to Shamrock, 1900
  • Constructed by the Buckhannon and Northern Railroad:
    • State line to Rivesville Junction, 1912
    • Prickett Creek Junction to Fairmont, 1915
• From the Connellsville and Monongahela Railway:
  • Constructed by that company:
    • Republic to Ralph Works, 1909
  • Completion of construction begun by the Connellsville Central Railroad:
    • Buffington to Los Phos Junction, 1905
    • Low Phos Junction to Brownsville, 1905
  • Constructed by the Masontown and New Salem Railroad:
    • Moser Run Junction to Buffington, 1902
  • Constructed by the Thompson-Connellsville Coke Company, deeded November 28, 1908:
    • Lilly Run Branch to No. 2 works of above-named company, 1905
  • Constructed by the Tower Hill-Connellsville Coke Company, deeded November 28, 1908:
    • Thompson No. 2 Branch to No. 2 works of above-named company, 1905
  • Constructed by the H. C. Frick Coke Company, deeded June 1, 1909:
    • Dearth Junction to Dearth Works of above-named company
• From the Redstone Central Railroad:
  • Republic to Brier Hill, 1903
• From the Scotts Run Railway:
  • Constructed by the Morgantown and Dunkard Valley Railroad:
    • Westover to Randall, 1910; abandoned 1913
    • Randall to Pursglove, 1911; abandoned 1968
    • Pursglove to Cassville, 1911; abandoned 1968
  • Constructed by the Morgantown and Wheeling Railway:
    • Completion of construction begun by the Morgantown and Dunkard Valley Railroad:
      • Cassville to Price, 1915; abandoned 1968
      • Price to Pentress, 1917; abandoned 1968
      • Pentress to state line, 1918; partially abandoned 1968
• From the Indian Creek and Northern Railway:
  • Constructed by that company:
    • Lowsville to Mine No. 3, 1919
    • Mine No. 3 to Arnettsville, 1921
• From the Monongahela and Ohio Railroad:
  • Constructed by that company:
    • State line to Brave, 1918
• From the Chartiers Southern Railway:
  • Constructed by that company:
    • Besco to Mather, 1919
    • Crucible to Nemacolin, 1920
  • Constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, leased before 1927:
    • Millsboro to Besco, 1907-1914
  • Constructed by the Pennsylvania, Monongahela and Southern Railroad, leased before 1927:
    • Millsboro to Rice's Landing, 1908
    • Rice's Landing to Crucible, 1913
• From the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, leased before 1927:
  • Rivesville Junction to Catawba Junction
  • Catawba Junction to Grant Town
• From the Waynesburg Southern Railroad:
  • Waynesburg to Brave, 1968

--NE2 04:44, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

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