[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Photos

[John Swindler]

Hmmmm.  Sounds like you went outbound 68, then transferred to 55 at Eighth 
and Amity in Homestead?????

My dad's commute to work was inbound 64 from Edgewood to Squirrel Hill, then 
either 60 or 68 to Homestead Works.   Sure beats having to drive a car 
today.



>From: mrb190 <mrb190 at pitt.edu>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Photos
>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:59:30 -0700
>
>
>I actually drove someone home from work today who lives in Wilmerding, and 
>we
>came via Homestead High Level, Eighth Avenue thru Homestead, the Rankin 
>bridge,
>Braddock Avenue thru Rankin and Braddock.  I then realized I was wrong 
>about the
>locale.
>
>Route 64 had these wide open spaces followed by tight streets and tight 
>turns,
>didn't it?  I never got the chance to ride on the line, but recall seeing 
>it
>from Route 30 many times as we travelled out to North Versailles by auto.  
>There
>was this bend that the Rt. 64 carline came down on into East Pittsburgh, 
>that
>almost reached out to Route 30.   Great carline.  Lots of twists, turns, 
>great
>industrial scenery.
>
>Matt
>
>John Swindler wrote:
>
> > Not 55, but inbound 64.  Correct general location.
> >
> > "Guesstimating" from Gulf highway map, how about an inbound rt. 64 car 
>on
> > Center Ave. in North Braddock.  Would that be Edgar Thompson in 
>background?.
> >
> > >From: mrb190 <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
> > >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Photos
> > >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:41:07 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > >http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/rhp152.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >Is this route 55 heading inbound after leaving East Pittsburgh heading
> > >into Braddock?
> > >
> > >Matt
> > >
> > >Kenneth Josephson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dave Mewhinney posted more R. Hill photos here:
> > > >
> > > > http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/kjp3.htm#new
> > >
> > >
> >
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