Conemaugh Line

Conemaugh Line
Map of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, the predecessor to the Conemaugh line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Norfolk Southern
Locale	Western Pennsylvania, U.S.
Termini	New Florence, Pennsylvania, U.S. CP-PENN in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Service
Type	Freight rail
System	Norfolk Southern
Operator(s)	Norfolk Southern
History
Opened	1863 (independent), 1865 (PRR), 1968 (PC), 1976 (Conrail), 1999 (NS)
Closed	1865 (independent), 1968 (PRR), 1976 (PC), 1999 (Conrail)
Technical
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Fort Wayne Line Allegheny River Fort Wayne Line Brilliant Branch Freeport Rail Bridge Kiskiminetas River Saltsburg Tunnel Conemaugh River Pittsburgh Line Sang Hollow Extension Pittsburgh Line

The Conemaugh Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line runs from Conpit Junction, Pennsylvania (west of New Florence) northwest and southwest to Pittsburgh,^[1] following the Conemaugh, Kiskiminetas, and Allegheny rivers, on the former main line of the Conemaugh Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).^[2] At its east end, it merges with the Pittsburgh Line; its west end is where it merges with the Fort Wayne Line at the northwestern tip of Allegheny Commons Park. The line was used by the PRR as a low-grade alternate to its main line, which is now part of Norfolk Southern's Pittsburgh Line, in the Pittsburgh area.^[3]