Thanks to Jim Holland

[Bob Rathke]

Derrick,

Are you referring to the trolley used as a commercial building along Rt. 8 in
Allison Park?

I don't remember this trolley being used as a diner, but it could have been a
diner before 1961 which was the first time that I visited it. Its trolley
ancestry was clearly visible then, and  you could still see parts of the
trolley structure.  Over the years, that building has been expanded and
remodeled, and when I re-visited it a few years ago, it was being used as a
beer distributorship, and seemed to have lost all traces of being a rail car.
It's on the east side of route 8, near the bottom of the northbound grade that
starts in Allison Park.  North of this location, the road climbs up toward
Wildwood Road.

There was also supposed to be a trolley used as a diner on old Route 19 on the
north side of Zelienople.  Back in 1960, a PERC member told me that he got the
route sign from this trolley, but I never saw it.  I vaguely remember the
diner from the late 1950's, but didn't associate it with a trolley.

Bob 2/20


Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Jim Holland wrote:
>
> > Greetings!
> >
> >       Glad you enjoyed this, Fred  --  but that doesn't mean I haven't
> > received complaints!
>
> It might be a bit daunting for something with an ISP who limits how much
> mail they can get in a day, or something. But I have no right to talk, I'm
> spoiled. Want to get more mail? Toss another disk on the server.
>
> There are now several things I need to go out and look at; Among other
> things I'm curious where the diner on route 8 was.
>
> -D