Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Branch - B&O RR

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Map of 1898 showing route of the Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Branch
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Map of 1898 showing route of the Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Branch

The Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was completed from Fairmont (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Fairmont%2C_West_Virginia) to Morgantown, WV (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Morgantown%2C_West_Virginia), on February 1, 1886. On April 1, 1894, was extended to Uniontown, PA. By the 1910's, the B&O's Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Branch had very heavy freight traffic, especially in coal.


See also: Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Railroad


Stations

The following table lists the stations located on the Fairmont, Morgantown & Pittsburgh Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1913.


Distance from Fairmont
in Miles
Station County Elevation
0.0 Fairmont (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php/?place=Fairmont&state=WV&lat=39.485&lon=-80.1428&elev=991&pop=19097)) Marion 882.66
1.7 F. M. & P. Junction Marion 876.92
2.4 Hoult (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Hoult&state=WV&pop=0&county=Marion&lat=39.5125&lon=-80.1275&elev=1000)) Marion 881.96
4.1 Rivesville (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Rivesville&state=WV&pop=913&county=Marion&lat=39.5297&lon=-80.1169&elev=874)) Marion 880.00
4.9 Montana (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Montana&state=WV&pop=0&county=Marion&lat=39.5233&lon=-80.1097&elev=980)) Marion 877.50
6.8 Catawba (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Catawba&state=WV&pop=0&county=Marion&lat=39.5269&lon=-80.0781&elev=880)) Marion 873.90
8.9 Murray (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Murray&state=WV&pop=0&county=Marion&lat=39.5486&lon=-80.0814&elev=900)) Marion 870.50
10.7 Opekiska (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Opekiska&state=WV&pop=0&county=Monongalia&lat=39.5572&lon=-80.0558&elev=900)) Monongalia 877.76
13.1 Beechwood Monongalia 862.00
16.5 Little Falls (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Little%20Falls&state=WV&pop=0&county=Monongalia&lat=39.5567&lon=-80&elev=849)) Monongalia 849.90
19.0 Round Bottom Monongalia 842.60
21.7 Uffington (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Uffington&state=WV&pop=0&county=Monongalia&lat=39.5864&lon=-79.9764&elev=860)) Monongalia 829.20
24.8 Russell Siding Monongalia 820.00
26.1 Morgantown (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php/?place=Morgantown&state=WV&lat=39.6294&lon=-79.9561&elev=947&pop=26809)) Monongalia 822.06
27.1 Seneca (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Seneca%20(subdivision)&state=WV&pop=0&county=Monongalia&lat=39.6408&lon=-79.9597&elev=900)) Monongalia 929.50
28.9 Star City (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Star%20City&state=WV&pop=1366&county=Monongalia&lat=39.6583&lon=-79.9867&elev=920)) Monongalia 824.05
.... Van Voorhis (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Van%20Voorhis&state=WV&pop=0&county=Monongalia&lat=39.6828&lon=-79.9553&elev=818)) Monongalia 818.05
.... Hoard (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Hoard&state=WV&pop=0&county=Monongalia&lat=39.7047&lon=-79.9325&elev=820)) Monongalia 816.05
38.1 Point Marion (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Point%20Marion&state=PA&pop=1333&county=Fayette&lat=39.7389&lon=-79.8989&elev=817)) Fayette, Pa. 819.05
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