 In 1903 the Washington and Canonsburg Railway Company linked the two towns with a trolley line.The company was bought by the "Philadelphia Company" in 1906, later becoming part of the Pittsburgh Railway Company, linking through to Pittsburgh as part of their interurban service in 1909.The line closed on August 29, 1953, with the last three trolley cars travelling south through Canonsburg to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in 1954 shortly before the track was removed.