Donora Wye

[EDWARD H. LYBARGER]

The Donora wye still exists, and so does the adjacent brick freight station.
Single end through cars from Pittsburgh used it between November 1, 1920 and
February 22, 1925, when all Donora service became local again.  We have a
nice photo of a 3600 sitting in the wye with the two crewmen standing at the
front door.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 1999 4:05 AM
Subject: Donora Wye


> Greetings!
>
> This photo (http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/wvp46.jpg) from
> the Volkmer collection shows Donora local 4357 crossing the wye in Donora.
> Someone recently inquired about this wye.  While listed as a freight
> spur, it was used to turn single end cars from Pittsburgh during a brief
period
> in the *1920s* (22-25, I believe) when every other car from Pittsburgh
went to
> either Donora or Charleroi/Roscoe.
> I was simply going to list the date as 20s but that could be confusing
> in the near future!
> --
> James B. Holland
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