by the Montour, finally closing in 1983, and demolished in 1985. In December 2010 MarkWest Energy announced plans to lease the Westland Branch right of way from the Montour Trail Council for 30 years. The branch was redeveloped as a combination trail and railroad operated by the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway to serve MarkWest's Westland natural gas processing plant. Construction was completed and the branch began operation in August 2012. Preservation In 2019, the Montour Railroad's SW9 locomotive #82 was acquired by the Age of Steam Roundhouse from the Flats Industrial Railroad, restored to its original condition, and painted into Montour colors. See also Montour Trail References External links The Montour Trail Montour Railroad history Abandonment notice for part of the railroad from 1980 Defunct Pennsylvania railroads Former Class I railroads in the United States Railway companies established in 1877 Railway companies disestablished in 1984 History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Transportation in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1877 establishments in Pennsylvania