[PRCo] Re: carhouses & connections

[Jim Holland]

>> Dennis F. Cramer wrote:

>>     Unfortunately, I do not have PCC From Coast to Coast in my library as of
>> yet.  (I know, slap my hands) so the question of carhouses goes unanswered.
>> To sweeten the pot:   How many carhouses were there?  What was their
>> location?  How many are left and what are their uses today?

> Jim Holland wrote:

> Here are the Car Houses of 1945 and the year they closed:::::::

>         Carrick - 1954
>         Craft Ave - 1967
>         Charleroi - 1953
>         Glenwood - 1961
>         Homewood - 1960 (still did heavy repair on PCCs after 1960.)
>         Herron Hill - 1951
>         Highland Park - 1954
>         Ingram - 1959
>         Keating - 1965
>         Millvale - 1952
>         Manchester - 1959
>         Plummer Street - 1954
>         Rankin - dead storage until 1967
>         South Hills - 198x
>         Tylerdale - 1953

Dennis - you might like to get Ben Rohrbeck's book:::::::
	'Pittsburg's Car Barns, 1900--1909'
		(Spelling above is correct for time period.)

Other Car Houses:::::::

	Homestead on E. 3rd St and E. Beech Alley
	Braddock on Braddock, 13th, Spring Alley
	Wilmerding on Fifth and Middle
	McKeesport
	Lowrie at Lookout - end of 4-line.
	Chestnut, E. Ohio St. near 16th.
	Charles St.
	Taggart btwn Taggart and Brighton
	Emsworth
	Coraopolis
	West Park, 2-parts
	Carnegie
	West End near Point Bridge
	Hilltop on Carbon near end of 44-line
	Thirtieth St. on E. Carson
	Butler Street

Could be others?!?!?!?!(:->)
	Ben's book gives diagram of track layout for that period.

-- 
James B. Holland

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