Brilliant Line Railway To Become Bike Trails, Pedestrian Walkways
Margaret J. Krauss / 90.5 WESA Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell a 3.6 mile long stretch of railroad to Aspinwall Riverfront Park. The Brilliant Line links Aspinwall to Pittsburgh’s East End across the Allegheny River. The nonprofit group that oversees the park plans to turn it into a trail for bicyclists and pedestrians. The railroad line was originally constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad beginning in 1902. Allegheny Valley Railroad acquired the line in 1995, and it is currently active. But John Ashbridge, Allegheny Valley Railroad’s vice president of operations, ...
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