Tower: (Satellite)
BR&P = Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh
After the Ribold cutoff. Callery is near the center bottom.
Because of the cuts, we can still see the landscars of the old route. The BR&P had a wye connection with the B&O mainline. The depot is still standing in this aerial, but it looks like the tower has been removed. The photo shows it was on the east side of where the tracks joined.
The depot is in the center background.
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| Frank Reeder Scheer posted Prior to the B&O acquiring the BR&P, did the BR&P operate over trackage rights between Callery and Pittsburgh? If not, how did the BR&P reach the B&O Pittsburgh depot? Ward Jeffery: I believe BR&P trackage rights began at Butler to Pittsburgh. The line over the hill and through the tunnel was the original P&W line. It was replaced by the Ribold cutoff via Eidenau which eliminated the grades of the original line. Mike Zollitsch: The BR&P ran freight to their Allegheny freight house and Glenwood Yard, and passenger service to Smithfield Street from Butler. The early route was via Butler-Callery, later Butler-Eidenau. Tim Shanahan shared |
After the Ribold cutoff. Callery is near the center bottom.
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| 1953 Pittsburgh and 1957 Canton Quads @ 250,000 |
I had to go to higher resolution maps to get maps older than the 1950s. These are the oldest maps available, and they show both routes.
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| 1909 Butler, 1908 Zelienople and 1906 Sewickley Quads @ 62,500 |
Because of the cuts, we can still see the landscars of the old route. The BR&P had a wye connection with the B&O mainline. The depot is still standing in this aerial, but it looks like the tower has been removed. The photo shows it was on the east side of where the tracks joined.
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| Apr 9, 1952 @ 23,600; AR1NZ0000020154 |
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