Donora Southern Railroad

[rchgck]

 Does anybody have any information on the Donora Southern Railroad a short line owned by US Steel and served served the steel, wire and zinc mills in Donora, Pennsylvania. The line only stretched about 3 miles only serving the 3 industries on the river and interchanged with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Had steam and then later SW 8s and a few other stray switchers. Mostly moved slag, wire, steel, molten steel and goods in and out of the mills.

Here are a few links.

http://rnetzlof.pennsyrr.com/corphist/ds.html

http://www.cup.edu/education/aam/artexhibit.jsp?pageId=1580830010421224903422510

http://scottbeveridge.blogspot.com/2007/09/railroad-to-disaster.html

http://www.thepwvhiline.com/Jul05RequestedHistPic/RequestedPhotos/DonoraSouther3PicsNet.html

http://www.thepwvhiline.com/TheTimMcCreadyChronicles/TMcC_P4Web.html

Those familiar with Donora will remember the smog from these mills that was trapped in the Monongahela river valley and ended up making many people sick and killing about 20 others.

Any info would be appreciated.

I am specifically looking for anything on operations, where the interchange was at or just general info.

Thanks,