Confluence/B226.4




Confluence Tourism Association


East End of the 174 car capacity siding at Confluence was at the B 225 milepost. Near here at the B225.4 was a connection with the "low Line" of the B&O RR. At the West End of the Confluence Passing Siding/B 226.4 was a station that served as a train order office before CTC was installed between deal and Connellsville. There was also a 10 car station or "team" track here as well.

Just west of the station the WM crossed the Casselman River on a large bridge, ran thru a cut and over a fill to cross the Youghiogeny River again on another large bridge. When the WM was abandoned the section of the Youghiogeny River bridge over the highway was removed for better clearence. Later just weast of the bridge a large section of the fill leading up to the bridge and cut was removed for construction of a by-pass road around Confluence. The Youghiogeny River Trail that uses the abandoned WM roadbed also detours the fill and bridge by using Rt. 281 and River Road. I'd like to see the trail people correct this in some way to include the WM bridge over the Youghiogeny River. It's a shame that this section is in disuse when a small pedestrial bridge can replace the fill and missing section of the bridge.


The eastern most WM bridge at Confluence crosses the Casselman River. To the east of the bridge stood the WM Confluence Station. This bridge is the only WM bridge at Confluence currently part of the Youghiogeny River Trail. The second bridge here at Confluence is by-passed by the trail.

This bridge got the silver and black speed lettering by the WM. Not many bridges got the silver paint, many retatined the black paint from the steam era.

This is the second WM bridge at Confluence. This bridge crosses the Youghiogeny River just below the dam.

Looking east from atop the bridge. A section of the bridge overtop the road was removed after the line was abandoned due to its low clearence. Having done this the bridge was not included in the Yough River Trail.

Looking east and west from atop the WM bridge.

Looking at the WM bridge from the downstream side. A WM train is shown crossing this bridge in the video; "Western Maryalnd End of an Era".

The westernmost section of the bridge is setup for double track. This section does not have the clearenc problem that the section that was removed did. Perhaps if was the same as this section it may still be intact and the bridge could be used as part of the Youghiogeny River Trail.



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