[PRCo] CHARLEROI // WASHINGTON Car Stops

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!!

	The discussion about the Bethel Church trestle showed differences in
Car Stops in both name and location on various maps.  Obviously, as time
moves on, population density increases and stops are added.

	The 1963 Roy G. Benedict map shows stops familiar to all of us.

	The Linear--Map I mentioned shows distances between sidings (apparently
measured to the center of the siding) or distances between key points on
double track, the capacity of the sidings, the times that cars are due
at the sidings in each direction (outbound of Wash.-Jct. only),
additions or removal of trackage and date, Car Stops, location of
way-side phones, etc.  The track diagram for both interurbans starts at
Boggs and goes to Roscoe on the Charleroi line and to Tylerdale on the
Washington line.  It shows the addition of Simmons and Drake Loops in
1953 as well as two additional sidings on Overbrook in early 1954.

	Because of photo data, I know that Mesta Stop existed in 1950 but I
don't know when it was added because the Linear--Map does not show this
stop.  Apparently, the map was not used to keep stops current.  So I am
going to assign an arbitrary date of  *1940*  to the Linear--Map.

	The first column below shows Car Stops as they are listed on the
1940--Linear--Map; the second column shows name changes and//or
additions on the 1963 Roy G. Benedict map.  A double Asterisk (**)
indicates stops with wayside phones; while the PCC interurbans were
equipped with on-board phones from 1948 (1600s) to 1953, the older
equipment did not have these phones.

**-- 1940 --**			**-- 1963 --**

	O--V--E--R--B--R--O--O--K

Boggs**
Morse Steps
				McKinley Park
Siding-#One** (Bon Air)		Bon Air
Edgebrook Avenue
Smith**
Oak**
South Bank
Central
Inglewood
Overbrook Blvd.
Frederick Street**
Parris				Paris
Elwyn**
Cretestone
Cooley**
				Havelock
Mine #Two
Linden Grove
				Poplar Avenue
Castle Shannon**
				Mt.-Lebanon Jct.
Martin Villa
St. Ann's			St. Ann's School
				Village
Smithton			Smithon
				Substation
Washington Jct.**

	C--H--A--R--L--E--R--O--I

				Mine #Three
Hillcrest
Lindermer			Lindemer
Brightwood**
Lytle
				Mesta
Bethel Church
				McDonnell
Latimer**
Boyer
Logan
King's School
Library Acres
Leonard
West Library**
Hicks
Simmons
				Simmons Loop
Coal Bank
Stewart
Siebolts
McChain**
McNary**
Union Valley**
Finley's Corner
Finleyville Bank**
Lanks**
Birkhammer
Mingo Church
Mingo School
Mingo Falls
Crookham**
Jones
Harrison
Star Mine
Distillery
Madero Street
Riverview Siding**
Madison Avenue
Riverview Substation**
New Eagle Freight Spur
Robinson Street
Maple Street
Poplar Street
Pine Street**
Twelfth Streeth
Tenth Street
Seventh Street**
Fifth Street
Third Street
Broad Street
Easter Bridge
First Street**
Railroad Crossing**
Cemetary Street
Factory Street
Major Hollow
Ival
Warren
Sarah
Nelson
Black Diamond Jct.**
Glendenning
Eldora Park**
Eldora
Summit** (Not a Car Stop)
Bridge #Three**
Bridge #Two**
Bridge #One
[NOTE: above 3-bridge stops shown south end of bridge]
Lockview**
Monessen Jct.
Allenwood
West Side Barn
Charleroi Car House**
Tenth Street
Ninth Street
Eighth Street
Sixth Street
Fifth Street
Fourth Street
Third Street
Second Street
First Street
Mapleview Siding**
O'Neil
Belle Vernon Bridge
Belle Vernon Siding**
Deices
Dunlevy
Fitzgerald
White Barn
Vesta Mine
Lundy
Clipper Landing
Township Road
Allenport
Allenport School
Allenport Siding
Martin
Stockdale
Marsh's Hall
Snyder
Furlong
Latta
Roscoe
Roscoe Loop

	W--A--S--H--I--N--G--T--O--N

Whitlinger
				Garvey-Welton
Santa Barbara
Hultz				Bethel Village
Bethel Church
				Fort Couch
Brookside**
Walthers			Walther
Drake
Clifton
Fife Shire
Valley Farm
Cremona**
Orchard
Paris Lake
County Line**
Edgebrook
Bells
Thompsonville**
Orr Siding**
Center Church
Brown Summit
Mount Blaine
Cheesman's
Snodgrass
Van Eman
Pollock
Murrayhill
Morganza**
Richfol
College Street
Canonsburg Substation** (Not a Car Stop)
Ashland Avenue**
Eckhardt
Greenside Ave
Central Ave
Jefferson Ave
Iron Street
Jutchinson St.
Alexander
Banfield**
McNary Street
Houston Corners
Henderson Moninger
Mill Seat
Arnold Siding**
Arnold Stop
Holland
McGovern
Allison
Meadowlands
Meadowlands Siding**
Rich Hill
McClain
Enterprise
County Home** (Present PTM site)
Fairgrounds
Arden
Children's Home
Oak Grove**
Wallace
Tylerdale Car House**

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James B. Holland

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