[PRCo] Re: Crossovers

[Jim Holland]

>> Jim Holland listed:

>>       27-28-lines, Bell and Woodkirk unused or recently removed.

> John Swindler wrote:

> How about 28 terminal.  Originally was a double end shuttle route.  Loop in
> Heidelburg was a recent (well, relatively recent) addition.

	It was a single track-stub -
		just change ends and go the other way -
			X-Over not needed! -
				And impossible to build
					with only one track.

>>       Overbrook--Frederick Street

> How about outer terminal for route 36 Fairhaven.

	Would the 36-line have used the X-Over btwn Frederick & Paris??

>>       Castle Shannon, Main line - 2, one removed in the 1950s

> When was Castle Shannon loop installed?

	1948

> How about crossovers used for
> access to Castle Shannon car barn?  Crossover south of Castle Shannon used
> by inbound 35/36 cars for access to 38A.  Hmmmm. Sounds like some more
> research needed.

	Not at all.  There were 2-crossovers here - the one you mentioned for
access by the interurbans into the 38A and the one that was used for
barn access before the wye was replaced by the loop.  That makes
2--X--Overs as already mentioned.
	And concerning more research  --  I put a disclaimer at the  BEGINNING 
of my original message  --  and I quote it here:::::::

        "Looking at the 1949-ERA map of Pgh reveals precious few
crossovers. 
Not going to try to list them all, but here are a few that remained:"

-- 
James B. Holland