| 1875 |
May 11 |
The company is organized under the general laws
of the State of Pennsylvania. |
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May 18 |
A charter is obtained from the State of Pennsylvania
with the principal office to be located in Pittsburgh, PA. The railroad's
eastern terminus is at the depot of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville
Railroad Company (B&O) in Pittsburgh. It follows the Monongahela
River north to the Golden Triangle, then parallels the Ohio River
north to Beaver, PA, then north along the Beaver River to New Castle,
PA, then along the Mahoning River, crossing into Ohio just below Lowellsville,
finally to reach Haselton, Ohio, which is the Western end of the railroad. |
| 1877 |
April 30 |
A charter is obtained from the State of Ohio for
the Youngstown and Pittsburgh Railroad Company, which represents the
portion of the railroad that will operate in Ohio. |
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October 5 |
The Pittsburgh and Becks Run Railroad Company receives
a charter to operate between the Smithfield St Bridge and the Jones
and Laughlin Iron Works, in Pittsburgh, PA. |
| 1878 |
January 5 |
The Youngstown and Pittsburgh Railroad Company
is consolidated with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company. |
| 1879 |
February 10 |
The entire Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
is opened from Pittsburgh, PA to Haselton, OH. |
| 1880 |
February 13 |
The Pittsburgh and Becks Run Railroad Company is
consolidated with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company. |
| 1881 |
August 3 |
The Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad
Company is incorporated in the State of Pennsylvania and extends from
the eastern terminus of the P&LE in Pittsburgh, PA to Connellsville,
PA |
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August 16 |
The Youghiogheny Northern Railway Company is incorporated. |
| 1883 |
April 1 |
The Youghiogheny Northern Railroad opens and is
leased to the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad Company
for 50 years. |
| 1884 |
January 1 |
The Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad
Company is leased to the P&LE for 999 years. The terms of the
lease guarantee interest and dividend payments to be made by the P&LE
and the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroads. |
| 1886 |
January 8 |
The McKeesport and Belle Vernon Railroad Company
is incorporated. |
| 1889 |
October |
The McKeesport and Belle Vernon Railroad is opened. |
| 1890 |
January 28 |
P&LE purchases the portion of the McKeesport
and Belle Vernon Railroad from Belle Vernon Junction to Belle Vernon. |
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May 20 |
The Beaver and Ellwood Railroad Company is organized. |
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November 5 |
The Pittsburgh, McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad
Company purchases the stock of the McKeesport and Belle Vernon Railroad
Company, and the two companies are consolidated as the Pittsburgh,
McKeesport and Youghiogheny Railroad Company. |
| 1891 |
August 10 |
The Mahoning State Line Railroad Company is incorporated
by the P&LE under agreement with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad and the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company. |
| 1892 |
April 14 |
The Ellwood Connecting Railroad is incorporated
by the P&LE to make connection with the Beaver and Ellwood Railroad. |
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May 26 |
The P&LE and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago
and St. Louis Railway Company each purchase half of the Pittsburgh,
Chartiers and Youghiogheny Railway Company. |
| 1893 |
June 30 |
The Ellwood Connecting Railroad opens. |
| 1895 |
January 1 |
The Mahoning State Line Railroad opens. |
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January 22 |
The Monongahela Division of the Pittsburgh McKeesport
and Youghiogheny Railroad is extended from Belle Vernon, PA to Fayette
City, PA. |
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November 26 |
The Mahoning State Line Railroad is leased to the
P&LE for 99 years. |
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The Monongahela Division of the Pittsburgh McKeesport
and Youghiogheny
Railroad opens. |
| 1899 |
May 10 |
The Beaver and Ellwood Railroad is
leased to the P&LE for twenty years. |
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July 1 |
The Ellwood Southern Railroad Company is acquired
by the Beaver and Ellwood Railroad. |
| 1900 |
December 31 |
The Monongahela Railroad Company is incorporated,
and is jointly owned by the P&LE and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company |
| 1903 |
August 31 |
The Monongahela Railroad opens. |
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The extension of the Pittsburgh, McKeesport and
Youghiogheny Railroad from Fayette, PA to Brownsville Junction opens,
connecting the PMc&Y with the Monongahela Railroad. |
| 1904 |
March 28 |
The Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad Company is incorporated. |
| 1905 |
September 1 |
The P&LE purchases the Little Kanawha Railroad
Company, the Marietta, Columbus and Cleveland Railroad Company, the
Burnsville and Eastern Railroad Company, the Parkersburg Bridge and
Terminal Railroad Company, the Zanesville, Marietta and Parkersburg
Railroad Company and the Belington and Northern Railroad Company,
together known as the Little Kanawha Syndicate. |
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September 25 |
The P&LE purchases the Greene County Railroad
Company. |
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The P&LE assigns one quarter interest in the
Little Kanawha Syndicate assets and the Greene County Railroad stock
each to the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. The
assets and stock are held by the Union Trust Company pending final
division. |
| 1906 |
December 8 |
The Lake Erie, Youngstown and Southern Railroad
Company is incorporated. |
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December 21 |
The Pittsburgh and Clearfield Railroad Company
is incorporated. |
| 1907 |
March 12 |
The P&LE purchases the entire issue of stock
and bonds of the Lake Erie, Youngstown and Southern Railroad. |
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December 6 |
The P&LE purchases the entire issue of the
Pittsburgh and Clearfield Railroad Company. |
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December 14 |
The P&LE sells one half interest of the Lake
Erie, Youngstown and Southern Railroad Company to the Mahoning Coal
Railroad Company. |
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The P&LE purchases one half interest in the
Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad from the Mahoning Coal Railroad Company. |
| 1908 |
December 29 |
The P&LE, PRR, and B&O transfer all capital
stocks of Marietta, Columbus and Cleveland Railroad Company to a committee
representing the bondholders. |
| 1910 |
June 6 |
The P&LE purchase the entire issue of stock
of the Beaver and Ellwood Railroad Company. |
| 1911 |
January 9 |
The Ellwood Connecting Railroad Company is merged
with the Beaver and Ellwood Railroad Company. |
| 1912 |
June 14 |
The Lake Erie, Youngstown and Southern Railroad
is consolidated with the Lake Erie and Eastern Railroad Company. |
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