Swissvale, Pennsylvania
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Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site
Longfellow School (1902), National Register of Historic Places
Neighborhood street in western Swissvale
Union Switch & Signal
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Union Switch & Signal Inc. was an American company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which manufactured railway signaling equipment, systems and services. The company was acquired by Ansaldo STS in 1
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
…States, 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse. The population was 8,624 at the 2020 census. Swissvale is named after the Swisshelm family. John Swisshelm (1752–1838), who…
US&S head office located in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, as seen in 1929
US&S signal bridge, pictured in 1913
US&S position light signal, 1922
Mechanism of a searchlight signal made by Union Switch & Signal in 1944 for the Rock Island Railroad