[PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses

[Edward H. Lybarger]

No car houses are left in McKeesport.  Glenwood still stands.

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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 10:07 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses




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
>
>
>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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