McKees Rocks Industrial Railroad

McKees Rocks Industrial Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersMcKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Reporting markMRIE
LocaleMcKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation–2023
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The McKees Rocks Industrial Railroad (reporting mark MRIE), formerly the Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad (PAM), was a switching railroad that served industrial complexes in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. It formerly served the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (former Pittsburgh and Western Railway) yard across the Ohio River via a car ferry service, operated with the steamboat "Steel Queen".[1] [2]

  1. ^ American Iron and Steel Institute (1916). Directory of Iron and Steel Works of the United States and Canada. p. 266.
  2. ^ "Federal Register". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)