Various answers, corrections &c. ATTN: Jim Holland & John Swindler

[brathke at juno.com]

When I was growing up on Spring Hill, we'd visit my Uncle in Brentwood a
couple of times a year.  That meant an excursion to downtown, through the
Liberty Tunnels and out Saw Mill Run Blvd.  On those 1950's drives, my
family always commented on the large amount of junk along Saw Mill Run
Blvd.  Earlier this year, I drove along Saw Mill Run Blvd., and the junk
is still there...probably more than ever. Today, I'll bet you can find
remnants of these early railways under the debris...:-)

Bob 9/13

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On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 00:12:51 -0700 "Donald Galt" <galtfd at att.net> writes:
> On 12 Sep 00, at 19:29, Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> > the section of history below confuses me as how does a standard
> > gauge RR get from Banksville to the West End?  Did it follow W.
> > Liberty inbound to Saw Mill and then head west? 
> > 
> The Little Saw Mill Run RR, eventually part of the West Side Belt 
> RR, ran down Little Saw Mill Run (alongside the Banksville Road), 
> then Saw Mill Run to the Monongahela. Only this last part, forming 
> the W Side Belt's entry to Pittsburgh, remains. The Banksville 
> branch appears on a 1930 street map and on the P&WV maps 
> (though not the timetables) in 1916, 1930 and 1938 Guides, but not 
> in a 1947 Guide. Nor is it shown on a 1948 USGS topo.
> 
> The Pittsburgh Southern climbed more or less directly from 
> Banksville to what became the site of Clearview Loop over a route 
> long since obliterated, then, of course, on to Castle Shannon.
> 
> D2

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