Route--60--E. Liberty to Homestead & YET ANOTHER NEW QUESTION

[mrb190]

That clears that up.  Thanks for the explanation.  I never got to ride
the "cloverleaf" lines that crossed that bridge, and I would bet it was
something close to spectacular.  

I see in the new MCKEESPORT TROLLEYS book a picture of the Kennywood
line former prw trackage as it neared the Rankin Bridge.  It appears
that this older trackage went under the bridge to continue on to
Homestead, 8th Avenue.  I know the Rankin Bridge was renewed a couple
times, so I'm wondering...

Thanks,
Matt

HRBran99 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 03/28/2000 3:46:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> pghpcc at pacbell.net writes:
> 
> << so I assume the
>  route is extended past its normal terminal along Duquesne Blvd to
>  Kennywood. >>
> 
> Kennywood, I cannot be sure of. However, I did operate the bus route which
> replaced the 60 trolley (bus 64A) and it did run the same route as the
> trolley except in the East Liberty section.
> 
> Most trips ended at Munhall Loop. When you departed the loop with the bus you
> even had to pull up to the "signal switch" and get out and push the button to
> get a red signal for 'outbound' auto traffic on 8th Avenue. You could then
> get out on the street and block 'outbound' and wait for 'inbound' auto
> traffic to ease up and then you could begin the inbound bus trip. The trolley
> did the same thing.
> 
> As for the Rankin Bridge..........I did one trip on the bus which duplicated
> the former trolley schedule. You bypassed Munhall Loop, continued to a left
> on Rankin Bridge to the opposite side of the Mon River, made a right around
> the looping ramp, made a right onto Braddock Avenue (under the bridge), sat
> there for recovery time, then made a right onto the looping ramp back up to
> the bridge deck and crossed the river back to 8th Avenue and Homestead. I
> once asked a 'Route Foreman' why that trip was made (I always carried zero
> passengers) and he told me the streetcar used to make that trip to get mill
> workers across the river to catch the 67 and it just remained in the
> schedule. It did remain in the schedule until the late 1970s.
> 
> HrB