Monday, July 22, 2024

Monroeville, PA: Union Railroad (URR) Roundhouse and Backshop


If you are here because of the Pennsy Pitcairn Railyard, then you need to go there.

Roger Durfee posted
Union RR roundhouse in Hall, Pa (Pittsburgh area). Scan off a Kodacolor negative, summer 1978 IIRC. I don't know if it still exists.
Brandon Peck: Still there and in service

"The URR is a Class III carrier that offers round-the-clock switching services to southwestern Pennsylvania's Monongahela Valley. Customers can reach NS, CSXT, WLE, and BLE." [transtarrail]

Map

David Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "Union RR Roundhouse and Shops in Monroeville, PA.  Still very active and it looks like the roof has been replaced recently."
David Kuntz Drone Photos shared
Warren Caudle: What railroad used this?
John Sobaszko: [Union Railroad] was once probably the largest "terminal" railroad with over 100 locomotives, back in the early 1970s. It was owned by US Steel, before being spun-off to Transtar. It now has 32 SW1500s/MP15s that it operates in sets of up to five units.
Rolando Maggi shared
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Street View, Dec 2024


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