<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><DIV aria-label="Compose body">I remember the new rail in concrete on 2nd Ave. east of the 10th St. Bridge going up to Oakland in 1957-58. 2nd Ave. along the J&L mill at the B&O's Laughlin Jct. was still rail in Belgian block - and in terrible condition - in 1957.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Thinking back to 1962-63 I remember riding, at speed, on 2nd Ave on what <BR>was very new, very loud concrete track. Not the last major job, I <BR>remember (I think) a long stretch on Fifth Avenue being relaid in 63 or 64.<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Tom Parkinson P.Eng, Vancouver BC Canada 604-733-5430, cell 604-733-5437<BR>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 12/05/2014 17:21, Fred Schneider wrote:<BR>> I cannot remember when it was done but my memory was that there was a Second Avenue rail project either near the very tail end of PRC's existence or the very beginning of PAT … probably the last rail job in the city for streetcars. If the memory isn't flawed, it was t-rail set in concrete. fws<BR>><BR>><BR>> On May 12, 2014, at 7:26 PM, George W. Gula wrote:<BR>><BR>>> When I arrived in Pittsburgh in 1975, Second Avenue had exposed unused<BR>>> tracks set in concrete from the 10th Street Bridge to the B&O RR overpass<BR>>> at Irvine Street & Greenfield Avenue. The switches there were also<BR>>> showing. Browns Hill Road had concrete-set track in it from the top of the<BR>>> hill at Hazelwood Avenue to the bridge.<BR>>><BR>>> **<BR>
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