A river borough between two markets
This borough sits on the Ohio River, 12.3 miles from Beaver Falls and 16.2 from Pittsburgh, which puts it inside two markets rather than out on the edge of either.
The Conway river terminal lies about 5.2 miles north at Baden, the Aliquippa yard about 5.3 miles north at Conway, Blacks Run about 5.9 miles, Conway Yard about 6.1 miles and the Conway yard about 6.6 miles, with Poor Farm about 8.2 miles north-west at Beaver.
South it is the airport rather than the river — the two Pittsburgh installations about 5.8 miles at Carnot-Moon.
South-east the city takes over: North McKees Rocks about 10.5 miles at Avalon, the McKees Rocks yards about 11.2 miles, the Scully yard about 11.2 miles at Ingram, and the McKees Rocks intermodal ramp about 11.4 miles.
A truck doing five- and eleven-mile runs all day accumulates hours far faster than miles, so the honest reading is engine hours, brakes and clutch rather than the odometer.
- Around Conway Yard and the Poor Farm yard about 8.2 miles out we see them regularly, one truck or several.
- I am across the river.
Between the Poor Farm yard and the Conway river terminal about 5.2 miles north they turn up steadily.