Editing Pitcairn, Pennsylvania (section)

== History ==
The settlement that would become modern Pitcairn began to grow on the banks of [[Turtle Creek (Monongahela River tributary)|Turtle Creek]] in 1841 when farmer John McGinnis began sell land to fellow settlers.

In 1850, the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] purchased a corridor from McGinnis. In 1874, Robert Pitcairn of the Pennsylvania Railroad purchased a further 215 acres in the area to serve as a new hub for the Pittsburgh railyard, the original location of which was deemed too small to support the growing level of rail traffic in the region. 

During the late 1800s, the growing settlement was called "Wallurba" by residents. In 1894, the settlement separated from current-day [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] (formerly known as Patton Township) and was incorporated as the borough of Pitcairn.

The Pitcairn Rail Yard operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad facilitated the growth of Pitcairn into a robust industrial community during the first half of the 20th century. In 1950, the Pennsylvania Railroad decided to expand the [[Conway Yard|Conway Terminal]] north of Pittsburgh. This led to a slow decline of the importance of the Pitcairn Rail Yard in the second half of the 20th century, and a subsequent population decline in the borough.

In 1996, the Pitcairn Rail Yard was re-opened as an intermodal facility, operated since 2012 by [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chandler |first=Louis A. |title=A History of Patton Township (Monroeville and Pitcairn) Pennsylvania |publisher=Monroeville Historical Society |date=September 2012 |location=Monroeville, Pa. |pages=32–34 |language=English}}</ref>