Pittsburgh Line

Pittsburgh Line
Eastbound intermodal train on the Pittsburgh Line in Newport
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNorfolk Southern
Localewestern and central Pennsylvania
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail and passenger rail
SystemNorfolk Southern, Amtrak
Operator(s)Norfolk Southern, Amtrak
Technical
Line length248 mi (399 km)
Number of tracks2-4
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Pittsburgh
P&W Subdivision
Bloomfield Connector
P&W Subdivision
Brilliant Branch
Wilkinsburg
Port Perry Branch
NS Pittsburgh Intermodal Yard
SWP Radebaugh Subdivision
Greensburg
Latrobe
Conemaugh Line
Sang Hollow Extension
Stone Bridge
Johnstown
CSX S&C Subdivision
NS South Fork Secondary
RJCP Cresson/Irvona Branches[1]
RJCP Cresson Branch
RJCP Irvona Branch
Gallitzin Tunnels
Gallitzin Tunnels
Allegheny Tunnel
Gallitzin Tunnel
New Portage Tunnel
Horseshoe Curve
NS Cove Secondary[2]
Altoona
Altoona Works
Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad
Tyrone
Spruce Creek Tunnel
Huntingdon
Lewistown
Enola Yard/Port Road Branch
Rockville Bridge
Buffalo Line
Harrisburg Intermodal Yard

The Pittsburgh Line is the Norfolk Southern Railway's primary east–west artery in its Pittsburgh Division and Harrisburg Division across the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Keystone Corridor, Amtrak-Norfolk Southern's combined rail corridor.

The Pittsburgh Line spans 248 miles (399 km) between its namesake city of Pittsburgh (PT 353.3) and the state capital in Harrisburg (PT 105.1), crossing the Allegheny Mountains through the Gallitzin Tunnels west of Altoona and the famous Horseshoe Curve in the process. Its east end connects with the railroad's Harrisburg Line HP 112.9) to Reading and Philadelphia, and the west end connects to the Fort Wayne Line to Conway, Pennsylvania, and points west in Ohio and Indiana.[3]

The Pittsburgh Line is arguably Norfolk Southern's busiest freight corridor, where 50 to 70 trains traverse the line daily and is the leading connector of intermodal traffic between New York City and Chicago.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Pennsylvania Lines (RJCP) | R. J. Corman Railroad Group".
  2. ^ http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/NS/NS%20Track%20Charts/NS%20Pgh%20Division%20Track%20Chart%202012.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Norfolk Southern (2008). "Pittsburgh Division."; "Harrisburg Division." Track charts.

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