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

[John Swindler]

>
>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
>

It was gone/paved over by 1972.  Only remaining exposed track in Harrisburg 
is Market St. underpass at the PRR station.  Track is in concrete and has 
not been paved over since built in early 1930s. (Guess I should wander down 
at lunch time and look for keystone on underpass to get actual date.)  Only 
other evidence of street railway era includes loop for Derry St. cars at 
Paxtang Park, bridge piers across Swatera Creek at Hummelstown, right-of-way 
near Rockville Bridge, and couple car bodies-one at RTY and another at 
Seashore.  Street repaving about 15 years ago showed where track used to be 
in Fourth between PennDOT building and Broad St. market.  Also, car barn is 
still used by Capital Area Transit.  But enough of Harrisburg.  (We've had 
better success with "industrial archealogy" in Lancaster, Berks and Fayette 
Counties!)

John S.

p.s. There's a grade crossing on Mohnton-Adamstown line with rail still 
sticking out from both sides of pavement.  Line was abandoned in early 
1930s.
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