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<DIV><FONT size=4>Fred</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I think he lives in Carrick. If he takes the 47-Carrick
via Tunnel car, he would turn off at S. Hills Jct. before that building would
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=fwschneider@comcast.net
href="mailto:fwschneider@comcast.net">Fred Schneider</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 22 May, 2014 20:54</DIV>
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href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] South Hills Jct Question</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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you possibly talking about the old trolley overhaul shop? Brick
building on the west side of the right of way?<BR><BR><BR>On May 21, 2014, at
9:10 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:<BR><BR>> While riding the trolley home from work
(yes, I'm working again) Monday I<BR>> noticed a newer building in the South
Hills Jct complex with streetcar<BR>> rails coming out of one end but not
going anywhere.<BR>> <BR>> I was able to check it out further yesterday
(Tuesday) when going home from<BR>> work. The building number is "5" and it
is located about halfway between<BR>> the South Hills Jct station and the
Palm Garden station. The building has<BR>> five or six bays, with overhead
doors, which extend from the north end to<BR>> the south end. The furthest
bay from the current trolley tracks has a set<BR>> of rails coming out of the
south end then running along the retaining wall<BR>> (Mt Washington is above
this wall) then turning toward the existing trolley<BR>> tracks. Just before
reaching the trolley right-of-way there is a<BR>> "Y-switch". The track
splits and starts curving both north and south then<BR>> ends.<BR>>
<BR>> There is no way the track could connect to the current right-of-way
because<BR>> of a pronounced difference in elevation between the right-of-way
and this<BR>> track. Building 5 has, as I said, several bays. There are no
other bays<BR>> with tracks coming in and out, however. Currently
Building 5 has a lot of<BR>> PAT heavy duty service trucks parked at the
north end. These are dump<BR>> trucks, salt spreaders, snow plows,
etc.<BR>> <BR>> The question is does anyone know what Building 5 was used
for in the past<BR>> and why is there a track coming out of one of the bays?
Perhaps, before the<BR>> realignment of the trolley right-of-way in that area
(for the rebuilding<BR>> and relocation of the tracks above Saw Mill Run
Blvd) was the building used<BR>> for storage of maybe the line car or other
work cars and was it connected<BR>> to the right-of-way prior to the new
elevation of said right-of-way?<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Herb
Brannon<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> *In Pittsburgh.............................A
City And.........A State of<BR>> Mind*<BR>> <BR>> Let's Go Bucs<BR>>
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