PAT Arch St. wye

[mrb190]

P.S.   I didn't even know there was a wye there.

Ah, if only the lines there had lasted a few more years...

Bob Rathke wrote:

> On March 19, 1966, while covering the last weeks of the 21-Fineview and
> 6/14 Brighton/Avalon trolleys, I photographed an unusual turnback
> procedure.  There was a fire somewhere west of Federal St. that required
> outbound 6/14 trolleys to be turned back to downtown via the North
> Avenue/Arch St. wye.  I took a sequence of photos of the procedure at
> that intersection, and two of those photos can be found on the "Rathke"
> page of Derrick's website:
>
> http://www.dementia.org/~shadow/PCC/brathke/AvalonArchf.JPG  -  This
> view shows 1783 pulling northbound  onto Arch St. from North Ave.  Note
> the PAT worker behind the trolley getting ready for the back-up move.
> The view is toward the south - the 4-story dark brick building behind
> the trolley pole is Allegheny High School.  The 6-story building in the
> right background is (was) Divine Providence Hospital.
>
> http://www.dementia.org/~shadow/PCC/brathke/AvalonArchb.JPG  -  Here the
> view is toward the northwest.  The 1783 is backing out of Arch St. as
> the worker guides the trolley wheel.  The PCC will soon be on North Ave.
> (foreground) and heading back to downtown (to the right side of the
> photo).
>
> Bob 12/14