PAT Arch St. wye

[mrb190]

Also - to anyone else on the list who'd like to see the Pgh Post Gazette
articles I mentioned in my prior e-mail, let me know...

Matt

mrb190 wrote:

> 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