[PRCo] Re: 38 Mt.Lebanon/ 42 Dormont

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The double track through the junction was placed at about the same time as
the routes were combined.

Somewhere in the files is a drawing or two for proposed loops at Dormont
Jct.

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I was only 1 year old when the 38 line was merged with the 42(1963 I
believe). I have a couple questions about this merge. 1) Was the 38 line
double track the whole way to Clearview Loop?   2)Where did the single track
start outbound? At Dormont Wye?I know it merged with the old 38 line beteen
McFarland Rd. and Peermont. Was there a need for a signal at this point, or
was the single trackage short enough not to need a signal? When did it
become
double track?  Questions, questions, questions. Thanks all!

Mark McGuire