[PRCo] Re: locale- 1764

[mrb190]

The Highland Park track piece was still there even after the apartment buidling
went up, but I do think it was removed a few years before the 71/73 carlines
were abandoned.    There was even a track and line still in place that came down
Bunkerhill street and ran right into the curb, apparently at the point where the
track went into the old carhouse.  I think it may have been kept as a stub to
get cars out of the way if another inbound 71 or 73 was not going to layover.

But, I do think that this picture looks more like Wilkinsburg, as you
suggested.  I've a hunch you are correct.

Matt

John Swindler wrote:

> How about an inbound 64 car on Coal Street at Jane Street in Wilkinsburg.
> There was a headway recorder at this location for 64 and 66 cars, and curved
> track that goes off to right would be used by inbound 76 cars leaving the
> Jane St. terminal.  HOWEVER, would like to see a photo from reverse
> direction because of driveway cutout at curb in foreground.
>
> As for 71/73 possibility, was there a piece of track entering Bunkerhill
> carhouse site still in place during PAT era?????  There was around 1960, but
> was it removed when apartment building built on the old Bunkerhill CH site?
>
> Got any more, Ken, that we can 'play with'?
>
> John S.
>
> >From: Kenneth Josephson <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: locale- 1764
> >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:46:09 -0700
> >
> >
> >The image was taken June 21,1966. I know Ms. Hill was exploring the East
> >End
> >on that date. She snapped quite a photos of 64, 66, 71 &73 cars that week.
> >1764 was an East End car at that time. The line pole with the meter clock
> >thingie has a bracket on top identical to those in the area of the Highland
> >Park terminal. So it probably is.
> >
> >The '61 Chevy wagon shows no sign of terminal tin worm disease, unusual for
> >a
> >Pittsburgh based auto of that era, even though it was only five years old.
> >A
> >friend's family, living in the West End from 1958 until 1969, had a '58
> >Chevy
> >wagon that was already rusting out behind the headlight buckets by 1963.
> >
> >Which reminds me: Ed, bring a pocket magnet next time you visit us. Our
> >'59s
> >will amaze you! :-)   Ken J.
> >
> >mrb190 wrote:
> >
> > > http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/rhp194.htm
> > >
> > > seems like it could be the Highland Park terminus for 71 and 73.  But I
> >am
> > > not sure.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com