PATrain

The PATrain, also known as Mon Valley Commuter Rail, was a commuter rail service owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County in the Monongahela Valley in the US state of Pennsylvania. Service began in 1975 when the Port Authority assumed ownership of the PittsburghMcKeesportVersailles commuter trains operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) with the support of PennDOT. The Port Authority discontinued the service in 1989.

PATrain
PATrain at Pittsburgh in June 1985
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
SystemPort Authority of Allegheny County
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMonongahela Valley
First serviceFebruary 1, 1975
Last serviceApril 28, 1989
Former operator(s)Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
CSX (1987–1989)
Route
TerminiPittsburgh
Versailles
Stops5
Distance travelled18.2 miles (29.3 km)
Average journey time40 minutes
Service frequencyEight weekday round-trips (1983)
Train number(s)101–118 (1983)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Route map
Grant Street Station
Hazelwood (Discontinued 1981)
Braddock
McKeesport
Transportation Center
Port Vue-Liberty
Versailles
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