The P&WV(N&W) Clairton Yard interchanges with The Union Railroad. The Belt Local with services the yard twice a day is here in the morning to do some switching. As the Belt Local enters the yard the Union Railroad with Crew #53 is coming down the hill on the Mifflin Branch to Mifflin Junction. After doing there switching the Belt local has some foreign road power on the head end .

Location: West Mifflin Pa. outside of Pittsburgh

Era: 1964

The three mile Mifflin Branch of the P&WV starts at Longview, The Montour had trackage right on the from Longview on the P&WV to Mifflin. 

The Montour was a coal hauler that brought many train into Mifflin.

The Union Railroad is the railroad of United States Steel serving the mill of the Mon Valley. Mon Southern branch starts at URR Duquesne Yard and goes up hill to ( Bull Run)BR Tower.  The Mifflin Branch starts there and goes to Mifflin Jct.

I have been working on a project the last couple of months. I am scratch building a Coke Pusher. Coke Pushers are used in the Coke Plants. The Coke Pushers are made by different manufactures and different styles depending on the coke battery and the coke plant company specifications. I purchased plans from

Michael L. Rabbitt
  565 Forest Road
  Wayne, PA 19087
  mrabbitt3@verizon.net

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