Schoenville

[EDWARD H. LYBARGER]

The connection was severed in the '20s when O'Donovan's bridge was
reconstructed without tracks.  Maintenance was done at one end of the line.
The route was abandoned when the car got beyond repair.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 3:43 AM
Subject: Schoenville


> Greetings!
>
> The 24 Schoenville in the West End *has been listed by some* as a line
> isolated from the rest of the system.  If such was the case, where were
the
> cars stored overnight and how were they maintained - or how did they get
the
> cars to a repair facility?
> This photo (http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/wvp23.jpg) by
> Bill Volkmer apparently shows the car heading northwest from the eastern
end of
> the line near a railroad overpass near Carson Street.  It would seem that
a
> connection with Chartiers at Carson would be possible on the other side of
the
> overpass.
> --
> James B. Holland
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