Cleveland to Pittsburgh traffic on the Cleveland Line

·         Passenger

Amtrak trains 29 & 30, 43 & 44.

·         Intermodal

The following trains traveled on this segment in 1994:
Mail-8M: Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Morrisville, NJ

 

The following trains were observed between Pittsburgh and Alliance, OH in 1996
TV-2
between Chicago and Morrisville, NJ
TV-22
between Chicago and Baltimore
TVLA between North Bergen, NJ and Los Angeles via BNSF
Mail-22
Mail-44 between East St. Louis and Kearney, NJ
PIHO between Pittsburgh and Houston, TX, via UP

·         Coal

Pittsburgh area to NE Indiana steel mills

Pittsburgh to Detroit area via Toledo for power generation

The following trains were observed between Pittsburgh and Alliance, OH in 1996:
CWO-9 empty coal hoppers

·         Steel

Ingots: Pittsburgh to NE Indiana

Ore Pellets from Ashtabula to Weirton, WV, via Cleveland and Alliance, OH

·         Automotive

Detroit to destinations along the ex-PRR line in both western and eastern PA

·         Grain

 

·         Chemicals

 

·         Oil and other tanks

 

·         General Merchandise

The following trains traveled on this segment in 1994:
PIEL & ELPI: Pittsburgh (Conway) and Elkhart
PIPR: Pittsburgh (Conway) and Proviso Yard (Chicago – ex-CNW)
PIBR: Pittsburgh (Conway) and Belt Railway of Chicago (BR handles SP & BN transfers)

The following trains were observed between Pittsburgh and Alliance, OH in 1996
BUPI and PIBU between Buffalo and Pittsburgh
PISE (and the reverse?) between Pittsburgh and Selkirk, NY

·         Local Peddlers