[PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Keating was razed in the 1964-65 era to build Ross Garage.  Herron Hill
burned about 1967.  Rankin and Ingram are still there, as is Wilmerding.
The Homewood Shops have new uses now.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:42 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses




Would central Penna. be getting too far afield??  The Lancaster, Ephrata and
Lebanon had two car barns.  Both still exist.  The one in Lebanon has the
rails still exposed in the concrete floor.  Likewise Conestoga's
Millersville carbarn still exists.

In Harrisburg, Capital Area Transit uses the former Harrisburg Railways
carbarn.  Still had some rails and pits about 15 years ago.  Likewise Valley
Railways barn in Lemoyne still stands but rail covered over.  Old carbarns
in Reading, Altoona, Johnstown and Allentown are used as current transit
authority bus garages.  (but haven't checked recently. any updates?)

Pittsburgh industrial archeology question:  How much is left of Rankin,
Ingram and Keating car barns??  And Manchester??  (was it plowed under and
new bus garage built, or was old car house reused??)  What about Taggert
St.??  Herron Hill??

John

>From: Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other survivng car houses
>Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 22:44:54 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, robert netzlof wrote:
>
> > Since Indiana is probably getting pretty far afield
> > for a 'Burgh-centric group, I'll refrain from
> > mentioning the old car barn in DuBois.
>
>DuBois is in western PA last I checked, so have at it
>
>-D
>
>
>


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