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39-848: The BPRR is owned by Genesee & Wyoming . Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York , and Eidenau, Pennsylvania , north of Pittsburgh . Here, connections are made to the city center via the Allegheny Valley Railroad . The system runs largely on former Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) lines. The entire BPRR system is 728 miles (1,172 km). Major commodities carried include paper, petroleum products, chemicals, coal, steel, and sand. The Buffalo-Eidenau main line passes through Salamanca, NY , Bradford, PA , Johnsonburg, PA , DuBois, PA , Punxsutawney, PA , and Butler, PA . Principal rail yards are located at Butler, Punxsutawney (Riker), and Buffalo , with support yards for local industry at other locations. B&P initially used

78-455: A bankruptcy in 1899. At that time, the railroad was operating as a 14.5-mile long (23.3 km) single-track line serving a single customer, a salt mine owned by Fuller in Retsof, New York . It was still operating the same line for the salt mine when Mortimer B. Fuller III, great-grandson of Edward L. Fuller, purchased the railroad in 1977. The holding company, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Inc.,

117-399: A household in the borough was $ 41,128, and the median income for a family was $ 50,469. Males had a median income of $ 37,734 versus $ 24,306 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 18,931. About 4.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over. The site that is now Evans City was for

156-604: A long time a favorite camping ground for Native Americans, who named the creek that ran through it Big Beaver Run, while the French knew it as Casse-cou-anse or "Breakneck Creek", a name adopted by travelers between Fort Duquesne and Fort Machault , and by the English-speaking pioneers of the original township of Connoquenessing . From 1804 to 1836, the location was often called "Boggs' Mill", and in later years "Evansburg", after Thomas B. Evans, who purchased and rebuilt

195-685: Is the sole user of the ex-PRR south of CP-GRAVITY in Buffalo. BPRR operates two key secondary lines. One runs between Erie and Johnsonburg along the former Allegheny & Eastern Railroad . Another is made up of former Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad tracks, running from the Armstrong Power Plant in Reesedale, Pennsylvania to Freeport, Pennsylvania . The B&P also operates on the Low Grade between DuBois and Driftwood that

234-577: The Asia Pacific Transport Consortium , and the operational rolling stock of FreightLink . This 1,400 miles (2,300 km) rail line was the longest the company has leased. On August 2, 2011, Genesee & Wyoming announced that it planned to purchase the Arizona Eastern Railway from Iowa Pacific Holdings for US$ 90.1 million, with the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year. The deal

273-707: The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission , G&W's 51% shareholding in Genesee & Wyoming Australia was sold separately to PGMM and the business renamed to One Rail Australia . Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns controlling interests in 122 freight railroads, either directly or through subsidiaries, which are organized into local operating regions. These subsidiaries include Rail Link, Inc. (1996), Genesee & Wyoming Canada, Inc. (1997), Emons Railroad Group (2002), CAGY Industries (2008), and Summit View, Inc. (2008). In 2005, G&W acquired

312-548: The Carolina Coastal Railway , operated by G&W subsidiary Rail Link, Inc., was sold to Main Line Rail Management, Inc. On May 26, 2005, G&W announced that it has agreed to purchase the railroad operations of Rail Management Corporation (RMC). G&W paid US$ 243 million in cash and assume $ 1.7 million in company debt to gain control of 14 short line railroads from RMC across

351-591: The Class III Genesee and Wyoming Railroad , founded in 1899. As of 2011, it operates more than 13,000 miles (21,000 km) of owned and leased track. As of 2021, G&W owns or leases 116 freight railroads organized in locally managed operating regions with 7,300 employees serving 3,000 customers. G&W's four North American regions serve 42 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 113 short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000 track-miles. Its UK/Europe region includes

390-541: The Freightliner Group , as well as regional rail services in continental Europe. G&W subsidiaries and joint ventures also provide rail service at more than 30 major ports, rail-ferry service between the U.S. Southeast and Mexico, transload services, and industrial railcar switching and repair. The Genesee and Wyoming Railroad was the flagship predecessor to the G&;W; Edward L. Fuller purchased it out of

429-681: The Heart of Georgia Railroad , subject to regulatory approval. In May 2017, Genesee & Wyoming completed the purchase of Pentalver Transport Limited, a British container transport and terminal operator. In July 2019, affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and GIC announced they had agreed terms to purchase Genesee & Wyoming for $ 8.4 billion. The deal was closed in December 2019. Because Brookfield already has other rail assets in Australia that would likely lead to objections from

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468-886: The P&;W Subdivision to the B&;P between Allison Park and the New Castle Yard in West Pittsburg , just outside New Castle, PA . Though the B&P ends in Allison Park, the railroad rarely traverses the line down to the borough. Instead, it transfers its goods to the AVR either in Evans City or Bakerstown depending on the amount of freight it has. Other owned and operated branch lines travel to Homer City , St Marys , and Brookville, Pennsylvania , as well as to

507-656: The South Australian freight operations of Australian National and rebranded the operation Australian Southern Railroad . In October 2000 Australian Railroad Group , a 50/50 joint venture between Genesee & Wyoming and Wesfarmers , were the successful bidder for the Westrail freight business in Western Australia . As part of the joint venture agreement, ownership of Australian Southern Railroad passed to Australian Railroad Group. In July 2003,

546-608: The Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, New York . Operations began in 1988 over mostly former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (formerly Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway ) lines. In the early 2000s, the BPRR merged other GWI railroads into it. These lines include the Allegheny & Eastern Railroad (ALY), Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad (PSR), and the Bradford Industrial Railroad (BR). Around 2005

585-742: The Indiana Subdivision, which had been out of use, was rehabilitated to serve the Homer City Generating Station . Shortly after this, the Ridge Subdivision, which had seen a Norfolk Southern coal train run-through to Shelocta was sold off to NS. In 2006, the railroad was honored as the Regional Railroad of the Year by Railway Age magazine. The BPRR fleet, as of April 2024, consists of

624-634: The Sutton flouring mill. The bank of Jacob Dambach & Son was in existence. The residence for the pastor of the German Lutheran church, the Henry Young store and other houses were completed, and the new railroad town showed increased signs of business activity. A council appears to have had control of the place at that time, as mention is made of street improvements and of the appointment of Z. T. Weise as chief of police. The burning question at

663-528: The borough was 99.10% White, 0.15% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.05% of the population. There were 819 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who

702-640: The borough, leading northeast 12 miles (19 km) to Butler , the county seat, and northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Zelienople . According to the United States Census Bureau , Evans City has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km ), all land. As of the 2000 census , there were 2,009 people, 819 households, and 548 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,476.1 inhabitants per square mile (956.0/km ). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 1,047.6 per square mile (404.5/km ). The racial makeup of

741-488: The county's methane emissions , and provides an alternative to fracking for shale gas . Evans City Borough is represented by a municipal government of one Mayor and five Council members. Currently Dean Zinkhann serves as the Mayor of Evans City, and the council has the following members: Cheri Deener-Kohan, Norm Nelson, Brad Rubinosky, and Diana Zoelle. The Connoquenessing Valley Regional Emergency Management Agency (EMA)

780-411: The direct former B&O/BR&P main between Buffalo and Salamanca, but during the 1990s a failing bridge at Springville, New York forced the railroad to detour its trains north of Ashford Junction via the former Rochester & Southern track to Machias Junction, New York, thence north on Conrail 's/ Norfolk Southern 's ex- Pennsylvania Railroad Buffalo Line to Buffalo. Buffalo & Pittsburgh now

819-596: The following. Almost all locomotives were manufactured by EMD between the late 1950s and early 1970s. 3512, 3563, 3564, 3574, 3575, 3581-3583, 9425 Genesee %26 Wyoming Genesee & Wyoming Inc. ( G&W ) is an American short line railroad holding company , that owns or maintains an interest in 122 railroads in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom; and formerly in Australia. The company grew from

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858-403: The original Boggs' Mill. In 1880 it was a little hamlet, credited with a population of 68 people. In 1890, there were 637 persons enumerated in the census, and at the beginning of 1894, it was generally credited with a population of approximately 1,000. In October 1878, the railroad was completed to Evans City; the first freight to be delivered was a new boiler to replace one which had exploded in

897-633: The properties formerly owned by the Rail Management Corporation . Rail Link, Inc. ( reporting mark RLIX ), provides industrial switching and related customer logistics services. Rail Link, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida , serves industrial customers in 13 states and serves more than 30 U.S. ports. Evans City Evans City is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania , United States. The population

936-763: The shares of Freightliner Group . On August 15, 2016, Genesee & Wyoming announced that intended to acquire the Providence & Worcester Railroad , which operates in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York, for $ 126 million. The deal was approved by Providence & Worcester shareholders in October, and the Surface Transportation Board approved the acquisition in December. On February 7, 2017, Genesee & Wyoming announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase

975-668: The southeastern United States, as of June 1, 2005. As of the close of 2005, Genesee & Wyoming had 2,330 employees in North America. That year, Hurricane Stan wiped out several miles of Genesee & Wyoming track in Mexico. In 2006, the Mexican government agreed to pay 75 percent of the rebuilding costs, or $ 15 million, to reconstruct the track. In June 2006 the Australian Railroad Group joint venture

1014-577: The station was finally demolished in the early 1980s rather than restored. Later the school question occupied the attention of the people. Ultimately the schools were placed under the control of the Jackson Township board after a resolution by the Evans City school building committee was withdrawn. In 1882 Evans City was incorporated as a borough . At the charter election held September 22, of that year, Edward Dambach (son of Jacob Dambach)

1053-487: The time was the location of the railroad depot. Once the location for the depot was chosen, it became a rather famous decision, creating the nation's only railway depot that was built over water. Spanning the Breakneck Creek on iron beams for support, the picturesque railway station was an iconic landmark of breathtaking architecture. Due to its age and growing structural instability, and against much popular protest,

1092-655: The value of its Bolivian operation, on fears that the Bolivian government would soon nationalize privately held railroads there. Genesee & Wyoming remains an investor in Empresa Ferroviaria Oriental , S.A. In June 2010 Genesee & Wyoming, through a subsidiary holding company, paid A$ 334 million to acquire the operational rights to and the leasehold of the Tarcoola to Darwin Railway from

1131-428: Was 1,833 at the 2010 census. Evans City is located in southwestern Butler County at 40°46′10″N 80°3′41″W  /  40.76944°N 80.06139°W  / 40.76944; -80.06139 (40.769310, −80.061409), in the valley of Breakneck Creek . It is bordered to the north, west, and south by Jackson Township , and to the north, east, and south by Forward Township . Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through

1170-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02. In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for

1209-625: Was broken up with the Western Australian above rail operation sold to QR National and the below rail infrastructure to Babcock & Brown in a US$ 974 million ( A$ 1.55 billion) deal. At the same time Wesfarmers sold its 50% share in the South Australian operation back to Genesee & Wyoming Inc for $ 15 million (A$ 22 million). The operation was rebranded Genesee & Wyoming Australia . Also in 2006, Genesee & Wyoming elected to write off most of

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1248-407: Was chosen burgess. The first churches of record in the area were as follows: Amana Baptist Church was organized March 22, 1820. Late in 1881 some 33 members withdrew to form an independent Baptist church. The United Presbyterian Church was founded about 1837. Services were held in the frame school-building in the old United Presbyterian cemetery, until about 1842, when a brick house of worship

1287-415: Was closed on 1 September 2011. On July 23, 2012, Genesee & Wyoming agreed to purchase RailAmerica (RA), the short-line railroad holding company controlled by Fortress Investment Group (FIG), for $ 1.39 billion to combine North America's two largest short-line and regional rail operators. On February 24, 2015, Genesee & Wyoming announced that it has agreed to acquire approximately 95% of

1326-756: Was dedicated on October 27, 1889. The old class at Caleb Richmond's, in Forward Township, later consolidated with the Brownsdale class, claimed some members from the Breakneck region, as well as did the Duthill class in Cranberry township to form the original members. The Evans City Cemetery and the borough became popularly known as the place where the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead

1365-556: Was erected. Owing to the age of the old building and its unsafe condition, a new house of worship was considered necessary and the present building was erected. This is a frame house 45 by 60 feet (14 by 18 m), well furnished, with pastor's study, standing on the old church lot on Main Street. It was dedicated in April 1888. St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran is a contemporary of the "German Lutheran and Reformed Congregation". In 1849 it

1404-399: Was filmed. The film's director, George A. Romero , also shot his 1973 film The Crazies in and around Evans City. Seneca Landfill, near Evans City, captures methane , which it converts to renewable natural gas at its on-site methane recovery high-BTU plant, LEGO-V. The landfill produces .34MW of electricity, and enough renewable energy to heat over 3,800 homes per year. This reduces

1443-1216: Was formerly used by the Pennsylvania Railroad , then Conrail . A portion of the former B&O Northern Subdivision is used to provide access to Petrolia, PA . There are many interchanges in BPRR. The Canadian National Railway has interchanges at Buffalo, New York and Butler, Pennsylvania . Canadian Pacific Kansas City has an interchange at Buffalo, New York . CSX Transportation has interchanges at Buffalo, New York , Erie, Pennsylvania . and New Castle, Pennsylvania . Norfolk Southern Railway has interchanges in Buffalo, Erie, Driftwood, Pennsylvania , Freeport, Pennsylvania , and Pittsburgh . Rochester & Southern Railroad and Buffalo Southern Railroad also each have one interchange at Buffalo, New York . Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad have one at East Salamanca, New York. Allegheny Valley Railroad also has one, located in Allison Park, Pennsylvania . Lastly, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway has one in Bruceton, Pennsylvania . CSX Transportation leases

1482-562: Was known as the "Reformed Church", then united with the German Lutheran, and so continued until August 2, 1853, when fifteen of the thirty families forming the united congregation held distinct Reformed services in the church built in 1849–1850. The Presbyterian Church was founded in 1882 out of the Old Plains Church congregation. St. John's United Christian Church was organized in August 1888. The Methodist Episcopal Church

1521-518: Was organized during the same year, and the railroad became its subsidiary. With deregulation of the rail industry by the Staggers Rail Act of 1980, railroads began disposing of unprofitable routes. Genesee & Wyoming acquired several of these short line railroads, scattered across the United States, from 1985 to 1996. Its acquisitions began including railroads in other countries in 1997. In November 1997 Genesee & Wyoming purchased

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