Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad
Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (reporting mark BPRR) is a Class II railroad[1] operating in New York and Pennsylvania.
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Headquarters | Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Reporting mark | BPRR |
Locale | Northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Dates of operation | 1988 (1988)ā |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 729 miles (1,173 km) |
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Website | www.gwrr.com/bprr |
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The BPRR is owned by Genesee & Wyoming. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York, and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the Allegheny Valley Railroad. The system runs largely on former Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) lines. The entire BPRR system is 728 miles (1,172 km).
Major commodities carried include paper, petroleum products, chemicals, coal, steel, and sand.