Interurbans *from* Pittsburgh

[Donald Galt]

>> I mentioned that I had never been up the road along the valley south from
Black Diamond Junction, which you can now not head up from route 837; Do any
of you know why and how far it's closed? <<

You can drive up it for a few hundred yards - I did so today. To my innocent
outlander eyes, the human culture looked very Appalachian; I'm not sure I'd
have the guts to ignore the barrier on foot.

>> Is any of the right of way where it ran high on the hillside above the
river valley before dropping down to Charleroi accessible? <<

I took a picture from the road crossing at the summit, looking north along
what I think was the right of way. Try as I might, I couldn't make out any
formation on the south side of the road where the line curved off westward to
begin the descent along the bluffs.

>> He also mentioned another line which ran through that part of the valley
that I wasn't aware of <<

Just passing along what Ed said - it was news to me; he's the one who knows.

This message testifies that I made it back to Cincinnati. Homeward tomorrow.

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