Second Avenue/Tenth/Carson *also 11th street in town

[Greg King]

Thanks for that guys, wonder when someone will come with the idea of a
tourist trolley in the downtown area (I ducked when I said that).
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Schmidt <SaturnV at webtv.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: Second Avenue/Tenth/Carson *also 11th street in town


> Right, Don. Tom Hannon, (operator of PAT' s M283 crane car in the 80's),
> lived on Beltzhoover at about the point where Bailey became Beltzhoover.
> I remember discussing those paving marks and recall him mentioning he
> had no recollection of any trolley operation requiring rails in that
> section of Beltzhoover Avenue. The closest "in service" streetcar line
> was located at the bottom of that hill at the Warrington Ave./
> Beltzhoover intersection where the 44, 48, and 49 routes operated.
>
> Exposed PRC rails can be seen on a short section of old East Ohio Street
> in Millvale in front of West Penn Laco Co. There's also a more generous
> stretch of trackage laid in red brick paving stone on Chestnut Street,
> Northside, that runs from one block North of East Ohio Street to Spring
> Garden Avenue.
>
> Bob S.
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