Chartiers Branch - Washington, PA - Research

Wikipedia entry: Washington, Pennsylvania

According to the "The Pennsylvania Railroad C.T. 1000 C, May 1, 1945" the PRR served 32 industries and two passenger stations in Washington in a span of just three miles. These are listed below starting from north to south (railroad East to West).

  1. m.p. 20.6 - Sims Lumber Co.
  2. m.p. 21.1 - F. J. Kress Box Co.
  3. m.p. 21.1 - Protected Steel Products Co.
  4. m.p. 21.5 - Washington Mine, Hillman Coal Co.
  5. m.p. 21.6 - B & O RR Connection via Tylerdale Connecting Railroad
  6. m.p. 21.7 - Dunbar & Wallace Lumber Co.
  7. m.p. 21.8 - Passenger Station
  8. m.p. 22.0 - O'Brien Steel Construction Company (William O'Brien, president)
  9. m.p. 22.0 - I. Richman & Co. No. 1
  10. m.p. 22.0 - Russell Brothers
  11. m.p. 22.1 - Fair Grounds
  12. m.p. 22.1 - Sinclair Refining Co. No. 1
  13. m.p. 22.2 - Duncan & Miller Glass Company and Star Foundry Co.
  14. m.p. 22.2 - Household Products Co.
  15. m.p. 22.2 - Albert Packing Co.
  16. m.p. 22.2 - I. Richman & Co. No. 2
  17. m.p. 22.4 - McVehil Plumbing Co.
  18. m.p. 22.5 - City Coal Company
  19. m.p. 22.5 - Atlantic Refining Co.
  20. m.p. 22.5 - Keystone Builders Supply Co.
  21. m.p. 22.6 - Washington Ice Co.
  22. m.p. 22.6 - W. A. Little Lumber Co.
  23. m.p. 22.6 - Team Tracks
  24. m.p. 22.7 - Freight Station
  25. m.p. 22.7 - Passenger Station Chestnut Street
  26. m.p. 22.7 - M. Rom & Son No. 2
  27. m.p. 22.7 - Penn Mfg. Co.
  28. m.p. 22.8 - Mississippi Glass Co.
  29. m.p. 23.0 - Enginehouse
  30. m.p. 23.3 - Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. No. 1 Plant
  31. m.p. 23.5 - Main Street Station
  32. m.p. 23.5 - PCC&StL Railroad (end of mainline track)
  33. m.p. 23.6 - Judson Wiley & Sons
  34. m.p. 23.6 - Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. No. 2 Altas Factory