NC Zones in Pittsburgh

[Robert E. Rathke]

The intersection of Chestnut St. and Spring Garden Avenue on the
Northside was even more extreme than "NC".   The  1 Spring Garden line
was double track on Chestnut Street, then went to single track at the
turnout where the 5 Spring Hill line separated.  The Spring Garden line
was single track around the tight intersection at Spring Garden Avenue,
then went back to double track a little way down Spring Garden Avenue. 
I've always thought it's interesting that 40 years after trolleys were
discontinued on Chestnut St. in that area, the rail appeared to be in
good condition, possibly better than some current PAT trackage.  I
haven't checked recently, but much of the Chestnut St. trackage north of
Ohio St. is probably still visible.

Bob Rathke 7/17



On Sat, 17 Jul 1999 09:04:09 +0000 Kenneth and Tracie Josephson
<kjosephson at sprintmail.com> writes:
>Jim Holland wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings!
>> 
>> Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:
>> 
>> > I wonder if some retrucked
>> > all-electric LATL cars could have been used on the East End or 
>North
>> > Side lines?
>> 
>>         Track centers were as low as 9' 6" which would leave a
>> theoretical 6" between cars; all the curves would be NC - No 
>Clearance!
>
>Weren't there NC zones around Pittsburgh where even the narrow PCCs
>couldn't pass each other? I seem to remember reading about areas where
>one car would have to wait for another to pass before proceeding. 
>> 
>> > P.S.- I started shaving in 1975 ;-)
>> 
>>         Do you really remember the year?
>
>Yes...and I still have my first razor. So there.

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