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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Fred</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Not sure if the big Second Ave project finished
in 1956 or 1957, but for sure it was ongoing during the 5432 tour in early
September 1956. Have slides of the car on the new track with the roadways
alongside not finished.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fwschneider@comcast.net href="mailto:fwschneider@comcast.net">Fred
Schneider</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 12, 2014 8:21 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] Second avenue
tracks</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><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>> George<BR>> <BR>> On 5/12/14 2:40 PM, "D
Brashear" <<A href="mailto:shadow@dementix.org">shadow@dementix.org</A>>
wrote:<BR>> <BR>>> it was. there's a shot of it being rebuilt in the
Pitt Archives site.<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> On Mon, May 12, 2014
at 1:32 PM, Barry, Matthew R <<A
href="mailto:mrb190@pitt.edu">mrb190@pitt.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>>>
<BR>>>> That area, I believe, was all cement with rails - no
cobblestone. I<BR>>>> say<BR>>>> this, as I
believe a good bit of this area was re-done, with tracks<BR>>>>
slightly re-located when the parkway was being constructed.<BR>>>>
<BR>>>> Matt<BR>>>> <BR>>>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>>>> From: <A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org</A>
[mailto:<BR>>>> <A
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On Behalf Of D<BR>>>> Brashear<BR>>>> Sent: Friday, May 09,
2014 11:20 PM<BR>>>> To: <<A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways@dementix.org</A>><BR>>>>
Subject: [PRCo] Second avenue tracks<BR>>>> <BR>>>> Stripped
pavement most of the way from 10th st to Under Birmingham<BR>>>>
Bridge.<BR>>>> Both tracks, 4 rails, visible in the stripped
pavement. No pic, I'm in<BR>>>> the<BR>>>> back and Gwen is
driving<BR>>>> <BR>>>> D<BR>>>> <BR>>>>
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