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West Side Belt Railroad

West Side Belt Railroad
Reporting mark WSB
Locale Pennsylvania
Dates of operation 1895–1920
Successor Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length 22.5 miles

The West Side Belt Railroad (reporting mark WSB) was a standard gauge railroad incorporated July 25, 1895. It ran from Temperanceville, to Clairton, Pennsylvania, with a branch to Banksville. It acquired the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad by merger in 1897, and the Bruce and Clairton Railroad in 1901. The railroad was bankrupt in 1908. The line was purchased by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway in 1920.



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