[PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses

[John Swindler]

Thanks Ed.  What about McKeesport??  Wasn't the West Penn car house still 
standing when we had our tour???  What about the PRC barn (on street leading 
towards Wilmerding)??

I guess for record, Craft Ave. leveled for Magee Hospital expansion; 
Bunkerhill leveled for apartment building;  what about Glenwood???

Could this be the start of a series of then-now photos (creative reuse) as a 
PTM exhibit or Trolley Fare pictorial????

John



>From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses
>Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:56:28 -0400
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>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
>
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>
>
>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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