Route 53 - Carrick and south side

[John Swindler]

Bill Vigrass wrote
>
>How could I have possibly forgotten the 77/54!   What was Carrick via the 
>Tunnel?  54?   Bill.
>


How about 47-Carrick via Tunnel.

The 54 car line was a Carrick via Brady St. Bridge to Oakland, and possibly 
to Lawrenceville area line, more years ago then any of us will recall.  
Maybe it was a feeder to J&L southside steel plant for Oakland and hilltop 
residents???

And the 77 went from Oakland via Lawrenceville to 16th St. Bridge to 
northside.  It served the Heinz plant on the northside and the Strip 
District.  Anyway, for whatever reason, PRC through routed these two lines 
to create the famous (at least to Pittsburgh railfans) "flying fraction".

These are (vague) recollections from a historical route summary put together 
by PAT in mid 1970s.  Ed at PTM may have access to PRC route card 
information.

John

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