West Penn Today - Greensburg and Latrobe

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> I drove south through town and I assume the scene is changed much today.  I 
> didn't try to find Loyalhanna Creek and the line crossing and Kingston didn't 
> make any connection for me either.  I do know there was a siding at Kingston. 

>From 30, looks for the power lines crossing 30 just east of the 982 clover
leaf. to the north is a dirt road leading north from the (Fox and James
truck sales?) parking lot. The bridge was back that. 

>From Ligonier St, there's a path leading back south to the Creek, it's
also obvious if you know what you're looking for. Past Latrobe Steel if I
recall.

> There is a cloverleaf at PA982 and US30 which I sort of ran into and then 
> continued on 982 into Youngstown.  Small as I remember and didn't see much I 
> could identify but continued on and was soon in Baggaley.  It appeared to me 
> that the line ran beside PA982 between the two towns and through Baggaley.  
> Not much in Baggaley.

Line enters the road from your left as you go south toward Youngstown, a
straight line from the aformentioned 30 crossing

South of Youngstown if you look the right of way was to the left of the
right first, and there's a small concrete viaduct in someone's front yard
which may have been the West Penn. I bet Ed knows for sure.

Further down the line crossed to the right side of the road; They did some
bridge work in that area a few years ago and it may be slightly
differently oriented now.

> You all have been very patient and kind to let me ramble on for these past 
> three weeks.  I feel disappointed we have not heard from Jim Holland much in 
> this time.  

We're boring him to death;-)

> I am indebted to Ed and Derrick and Bob Dietrich for their help on this.  The 
> corrections they provided will help us all become more accurate on the lines.

I think Ed set me straight more than my own explorations were useful for
the harder stuff...

-D