[PRCo] Re: 7--Charles

[Greg King]

Thanks Matt, I guess it's a "must" for fan trips, if you have any these
days.

Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: mrb190 <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 10:54 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 7--Charles


>
> Yep.  It was modernized, new concrete roadbed, double-tracked all the way
up
> Arlington and down Warrington to South Hills Junction, pantograph wiring,
of
> course.  It was called 49 Arlington-Warrington for a time -- I "forgit"
for
> the moment what it is called now.
>
> I'm not sure if there is regular service now, or if the line is just used
for
> a bypass.
>
> Matt
>
> Greg King wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > Could someone please fix my ignorance, the relief line that runs over
the
> > hill to Sth Hills junction (48 Arlington?) is that still in existance?
If
> > so, was it modernised at all? Is there any regular service provided?
> >
> > Greg
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Donald Galt <galtfd at att.net>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 3:37 AM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: 7--Charles
> >
> > >
> > > On 17 May 01, at 11:52, tsquare at toad.net wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > WHAT WAS THE ROUTING OF THE 7-CHARLES ST. LINE IN DOWNTOWN PGH?
> > > > AS I RECALL, IT DID NOT FOLLOW THE ROUTING OF ANY OTHER LINE.
> > > >
> > >
> > > As of 1950, the 7, 13/14 and 15 used the Sixth Street bridge both
> > > ways, looping via Penn, Stanwyx and Fort Duquesne Blvd. The 22
> > > also ran both ways over Sixth Street.
> > >
> > > The 6 and 21 ran inbound over the Seventh Street bridge and
> > > outbound on the Sixth Street.
> > >
> > > The 4, 10/11, 18 and 19: inbound Ninth Street bridge, outbound
> > > Seventh Street.
> > >
> > > Don
> > >
> > >
>
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