Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Railroad_(Pittsburgh)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:URR
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Pittsburgh_and_Lake_Erie_Railroad
gptkb:Bessemer_and_Lake_Erie_Railroad
gptkbp:fleetSize diesel locomotives
gptkbp:founded 1896
gptkbp:freightOnly true
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Monroeville,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historicalEvent major role in Pittsburgh steel industry
transitioned from steam to diesel in 1950s
gptkbp:historicalFleetType steam locomotives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Railroad (Pittsburgh)
gptkbp:interchangePartners gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Wheeling_and_Lake_Erie_Railway
gptkb:Bessemer_and_Lake_Erie_Railroad
gptkbp:length approximately 65 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:logo Union Railroad logo.svg
gptkbp:mainCargo finished steel products
raw materials for steel production
gptkbp:mainIndustryServed gptkb:steel
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Dravosburg_Bridge
gptkb:North_Bessemer_Bridge
gptkb:Port_Perry_Bridge
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 200 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Westmoreland_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:U.S._Steel
gptkb:Transtar,_Inc.
gptkbp:reportingMark gptkb:URR
gptkbp:servesFacility gptkb:Duquesne_Works
gptkb:Edgar_Thomson_Steel_Works
gptkb:Clairton_Works
gptkb:Braddock_Works
gptkb:Carrie_Furnace
gptkb:Homestead_Works
gptkb:Irvin_Works
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:website https://www.urrr.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ALCO
gptkb:EMD_GP7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6