[PRCo] Re: Iron Bridge Car House, now Oakford Park C.H.

[robert netzlof]

--- Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, robert netzlof wrote:
> 
> > OK, I'll look sharp as I go home this PM.

And I did that. White painted concrete block building?
Blue from the eaves up into the peak of the roof on
the east end? I've driven by that thing a few thousand
times in the past 13 years, and never paid it any
notice. Sigh.

> I assume you're coming from Elliott.

Excellent assumption. For 8 more business days, but
who's counting?
 
> After you pass
> the light at (I think
> it's First? it's the last light in any case) look at
> the cracks in the
> pavement 

Last year, somebody re-paved Harrison Ave/PA 130
(probably PennDoT). Can't see the cracks now.

> and you should be able to see where the
> track was in the middle
> of the street. When you get to the end of the
> straight stretch you'll
> notice where the track curved over and off the edge
> of the road 

See above, but yes, before they wiped out that
valuable evidence with their ill-considered paving
project I noticed what you refer to. 

> and
> there's a apron sloping down faster than the road
> off to your right.

Yes. I think the WPRy went to the right of the car
house (right, as one goes east) then as 130 swung to
the right after the Oakford Park intersection, the
road and track came close together again.

A couple hundred yards farther east, the road angled
off to the left, leaving the WPRy. I think current PA
130 pretty much covers the railway grade all the way
to the outskirts of Greensburg. I assume that the
tracks went back into the street somewhere before the
arch under the PRR, but never did know where.



=====
Bob Netzlof a/k/a Sweet Old Bob


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