62 Trafford - repaving*Thanks, Bob!*also Philly question

[brathke at juno.com]

I have a photo taken near the Capitol Building in Harrisburg in 1965
showing nearly a block of street with rail intact.  The caption says the
trolley line was abandoned in 1939.

Bob 5/1

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On Mon, 01 May 2000 13:18:27 EDT "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
writes:
> 
> >From: Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: Re: 62 Trafford - repaving*Thanks, Bob!*also Philly 
> question
> >Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 10:30:24 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, mrb190 wrote:
> >
> > > I imagine that all around the city, there are many points where 
> old 
> >tracks are revealed
> > > every now and then.
> 
> 
> South Braddock Ave. and the 67 car line was apparently realigned in 
> vicinity 
> of Penn Lincoln Parkway exit when Parkway built circa 1952/3.  
> Several 
> hundred feet of ex.-Braddock Ave. with rail in brick was left 
> exposed at 
> least into 70s, if not still visible today.  Location is northside 
> of 
> Parkway at Edgewood/Swissvale exit - on city-side of current 
> Braddock Ave.
> 
> Also, last 1-2 blocks of 78 Verona rail in center of brick street 
> was still 
> visible at Hulton Bridge into late 1960s/early 1970s.  Had never 
> been 
> repaved.
> 
> Harrisburg city engineer office had list of locations where 
> streetcar tracks 
> remained under current pavement.  Also diagrams for special work 
> remaining 
> under several inches of pavement at various intersections.  Sort of 
> thing 
> that would be handy to have before requesting bids for street/sewer 
> work.  
> Has anyone thought to visit the City of Pittsburgh's city engineer 
> office????
> 
> And then there was the day in McKeesport area where the 
> township/state had 
> generously removed top couple inches of pavement to reveal the West 
> Penn 
> track layout (Walnut St.?) in vicinity of Boston Bridge.  We took 
> photos.  
> Hope others are taking photos when such remains materialize.
> 
> John S.
> 
>
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