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West Penn Railways
1914 system map
A West Penn Railways car in 1891
Overview
HeadquartersConnellsville, Pennsylvania
LocalePennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia
Dates of operation1904–1952
PredecessorBrownsville Street Railway Co., Greensburg and Southern Electric Street Railway Co, Latrobe Street Railway Co., and others
SuccessorNone (Exception: Co-operative Transit Company was the successor of Wheeling area lines.)
Technical
Track gauge5 ft 2+12 in (1,588 mm) (Exception: Kittanning
area lines were 4 ft 8+12 in or 1,435 mm standard gauge.)
Length339 miles (546 km)

West Penn Railways, one part of the West Penn System, was an interurban electric railway headquartered in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It was part of the region's power generation utility.

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