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| Headquarters | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
| Reporting mark | PIR |
| Locale | McKees Rocks, Bridgeville, Canonsburg, and Washington |
| Dates of operation | 1996–2000 |
| Successor | Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad( reporting mark PIR) was a Class III short-line railroad operating about 42 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania. It was owned by RailTex, which bought the line from Conrail in 1996. In 2000, after the purchase of RailTex by RailAmerica, the railroad was sold to the Ohio Central Railroad System and renamed the Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming.
| Number | Model |
| 2340 | SW1200RS |
| 2342 | SW1200RS |
2342 sold to Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad.
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