[PRCo] Re: Trains on "the strange bridge"

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:

> I've been curious for awhile; did PAT consider using the old Pennsy bridge
> to get light rail cars over to the North Side?  This seems a natural to me.
> There is an available deck on the bridge, light rail cars already go up to
> Penn station, and the Railroad ROW (sans track) goes in the direction of the
> stadium.

PennDOT has the rights to the lower deck. For whatever reason that bridge
is considered to be out of the way, not useful for providing service to
the north side. The existing junction at Steel Plaza not being oriented to
get cars from the north into the triangle might make that position make
sense; Anyhow they intend a tunnel beyond Gateway.

-D