Crews work to clean up oil in Allegheny River following spill from Westmoreland County steel plant
Crews worked Tuesday to clean what they could of a hydraulic oil spill that happened at the Braeburn Alloy Steel Plant Monday ...
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Remember When: Numerous train stations dotted Allegheny Valley Railroad route from Braeburn to Oakmont
An 1867 map of the railroad line shows a station ... This station was near where the Chartiers Run empties into the Allegheny River. A small town was once located there. The train station ...
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Remember When: Circa 1900 dams on Allegheny River eased some problems, caused others
Ray Rieser Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 12:01 p.m. | Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 12:01 p.m. The concrete locks and dams along the Allegheny River were built in the 1920s and 1930s, but three dams built around ...
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Ice jams on the Allegheny River raise concerns of flooding; Form for first time in 7 years
FLOODING. THIS IS THE ICE FORMATION ON THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS IN THIS AREA, THE ICE IS PROBABLY 2 TO 3IN THICK. BUT AS YOU GO FURTHER NORTH, ALL THE WAY UP INTO ...
Allegheny County officials talk about challenges of frigid river rescues and recovery
The county's emergency services chief says a rescue or recovery on the river -- like the one after an airplane and helicopter ...