[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh - Harmony

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Harmony Route tracks crossed the present McKnight Road alignment but never
operated on it.  The highway was built about 1937.

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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Matt
Barry
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:26 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] Pittsburgh - Harmony



Hello all,

I believe the PA Trolley Museum once held a fantrip on a motor bus to
"trace" the Harmony streetcar line.  I unfortunately, missed out on this.

To those of you familiar enough with this great interurban line -
whether through personal experience, or stories handed down through time
- do you know if the line ran up what eventually became McKnight Road?
 I realize that once the tracks left Evergreen Road off of East Street,
the line ran on private right of way - probably until it reached it's
ultimate desitination.  But I always figured that McKnight was such a
wide business district highway because it once was occupied by trolleys
on their own right of way.       I'm probably way off here & someone
will say that the tracks left Evergreen and ventured up into the hills
surrounding McKnight, but it would be interesting to know.

Also, I take special note of the name of  a small shopping center on the
right side of McKnight - outbound - shortly befor McKnight crosses over
Babcock Blvd.  It is called "????? Junction" shopping center.   (Can't
think of the full name - or maybe it is simply, "Junction.")   There are
no railroads - former or current in the area, and the only other reason
I could think it would get a "junction" name was because of the Harmony
route.

Thanks much,
Matt