[PRCo] Re: Crossovers Revisited

[John Swindler]

Yes, there was a crossover on 65 line near bottom of hill at Eighth and 
Amity.  It was - at least some of the rail - still there in the early 1960s. 
  It was left over from a formerly independent company, which was a late 
addition to PRC.  There was also some PRC rail in the brick street north of 
Eighth and Amity (?) that predated the Homestead High Level Bridge.  
Steelworkers walked past it going from 55/60/65/68 stop on Eigth into the US 
Steel gate of OH-5 plant of Homestead Works.

But all of these types of questions are relying on our somewhat foggy 
memories (my disclaimer). The PRC track diagrams are at PTM.

John


>From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: "-->- PRCo -- WP -- JTC -- The Big *3* -<--" 
><pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Crossovers   Revisited
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 00:43:40 -0700
>
>
>HI!
>
>	It appears that both the 1945 and 1949 ERA maps of PRCo show an X-Over
>on Amity near 8th on the 65-line.  Also, the 1949 map shows a
>significantly different layout into Ravine Street for the 59-Homeville
>line and this layout included an X-Over on 8th before Ravine.  Ravine on
>the former layout was strictly single track with a wye at 8th.
>
>	Also, the 1945 map shows 2--X-Overs on Evergreen near the prw for the
>Butler interurban in addition to the one on East Street.
>
>--
>James B. Holland
>
>
>

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