[PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE

[mrb190]

Hello,

Actually, I recall that the line around that block (Liberty, 11th, Penn,
12th, Liberty) was reinstalled for a bit in the late 70's/early 80's,
perhaps as some sort of emergency loop to use.

By 1985, of course, the only downtown trackage being used was Smithfield to
Liberty to Wood to Fort Pitt Blvd., and the short loop from Smithfield to
4th to Grant to Smithfield Bridge.   (or was the short-turn loop eliminated
earlier too?)

Matt


-----Original Message-----
From: Boris Cefer <boris6 at volny.cz>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Date: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:42 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE


>So, the 44-KNOXVILLE cars ended to serve the PRR station after 1967 East
>lines abandonment because of Penn Ave track removal?
>Thanks for interesting links. (And that way also links to other photos)
>
>Boris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 4:30 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE
>
>
>> The PRR station in Pittsburgh was never closed.  I was in the main
waiting
>> room in July, 1976 when Amtrak sold tickets there, and the station still
>had
>> six of its 15 tracks. By 1982 that waiting room was closed and a ticket
>> office/waiting room was located in temporary trailers out in the track
>area;
>> the train concourse structure was still there, as were some of the
>entrance
>> doors to the tracks; the main waiting room was closed, so you had to
>access
>> the concourse via the pedestrian walkways on either side of the station
>> building.  In 1988  the station building was converted to apartments (The
>> Pennsylvanian) and Amtrak built a new ticket office at ground level on
>> Liberty Avenue; only three tracks are in use today.
>>
>> Fortunately, the taxi rotunda was saved.  See photo at
>> www.rr-fallenflags.org/prr/prr-pitt-sta-6r.jpg  taken on 8/3/88.  Four
PRR
>> city names are carved in the rotunda - the "Pittsburg" stone is visible
in
>> the photo. And the PAT waiting shelter on the East Busway/LRV spur line
to
>> the station can be seen in the background.
>>
>> For a photo - also taken on 8/3/88 - of the main waiting room being
>> renovated for use as a banquest facility, see
>> www.rr-fallenflags.org/prr/prr-pit-sta-ra.jpg
>>
>> Bob 12/287/03
>>
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