[PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Both of the York Railways barns in the city (Hartley Street and the
smaller storage barn) were intact when I last looked in summer 2000.

Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, John Swindler wrote:
> 
> > Would central Penna. be getting too far afield??
> 
> Probably, but we can suck it up a little unless we get up in the too many
> messages a day range again.
> 
> > 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?)
> 
> The barn in Johnstown (actually, Moxham) had a building at the Johnstown
> end torn down I think about 18 months ago; It was no longer part of the
> operating poperty nor owned by the transit authority (or more properly the
> county)
> 
> > 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??
> 
> Ed answered this:
> > 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.
> 
> One of the two adjoining buildings at Wilmerding was modified or torn down
> when the property changed hands 18 months ago. I should go by and look.
> 
> John:
> > I guess for record, Craft Ave. leveled for Magee Hospital expansion;
> > Bunkerhill leveled for apartment building;  what about Glenwood???
> 
> Glenwood is a community center, or rather, the part standing is. I don't
> remember if it's the entire building or not. Ah, I see Harold answered the
> same.