West Penn Today - We move on!

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The concrete abutments are still there, I imagine.  There's no market for
used ones.  You can't get in from the top; it's guarded by a first-class JYD
(junk yard dog) and his owners weren't particularly friendly (one of the
rare instances when a sheaf of photos didn't work).  You can get in from the
bottom if you're willing to ford the creek.  I've been back as far as the
south (east) abutment for the bridge over the PRR but not up the hill.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Derrick J
Brashear
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 5:34 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: Re: West Penn Today - We move on!


On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> After I had finished with my back line notes I realized I had made a
mistake
> on the identity of the establishment that now occupies the Frick property
at
> Vanderbilt Jct.
> I said it was a roller skating rink and later decided it was an ice
skating
> ring, and it appears to be both.  In any event you can't miss it.

Well, part of it is "the Ice Mine at Divito Park".

> Morrell Avenue.  There have been some shots in the movies (I mentioned
> Rohrbecks and there was a movie in 8mm from Sunday River a few years back)
of
> the line coming into Connellsville on Morrell Avenue.  If I had our indian
> guide with us I might have found the railroad underpass beyond Morrell
siding
> (if the railroad is still there) and hike down to the three railroad
trestles
> but I had been forewarned from the Sept. photo in this years calendar that
it
> wasn't easy.  Maybe another time and with someone who knows their way
around,
> but you could get lost in there and not be found for weeks.

I tried getting in from the Dunbar end (I'm sure it was a funny sight: one
Sunday afternoon I went down, parked, and started walking. I was dressed
in my usual of a dress shirt, slacks and sneakers as most people who have
seen me can tell you) and after a while I gave up and went back since it
looked like rain. It did rain after I got back to the car.

I'd like to go do it again, but next time I expect I'll take some boots,
just in case.

-D