Route 53 - Carrick and south side

[Vigrass, Bill]

Was there ever a complete track map published of PRCo?  Such as by ERA? Or
some other org?   I have Headlights 1949 to date, so perhaps there is one
that I could find if someone gave me a reference. It would be fascinating.
Bill V.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Swindler [mailto:j_swindler at hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 2:19 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: RE: Route 53 - Carrick and south side


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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