[PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE

[mrb190]

and P.S. to what I wrote.  The Liberty/11th/Penn/12th street loop was still
in operation after the East End route abandonments.  Often, I would see cars
in front of Buyer's Mart (on 11th street) labelled CAR HOUSE. This was as
recent as 1968, 1969.

matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Holland <PghPCC at pacbell.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Date: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE


>Good Morning!
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>> Boris Cefer wrote:
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>> Some time before abandonment in 1971, the second
>> part of destination - & PA. STA. - vanished and
>> the loop was changed to Smithfield, Liberty, Wood and
>> Fort Pitt after the Pennsylvania Railroad Station
>> was closed.
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>> ***What year it was?***
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> No One answered this question for Boris except Matt who hinted
>at it as it was possibly  *reopened*  in the late 1970s for
>emergency usage.
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> In a subsequent post Boris makes this observation:
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>"""So, the 44-KNOXVILLE cars ended to serve the PRR station after
>1967 East lines abandonment because of Penn Ave track removal?"""
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>> And another question migh be when was finished/opened
>> the bridge structure carrying the Fort Pitt Blvd.
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> This was the mid to latter 1950s.    Sorry, can't be more
>specific at the moment.    The B&O station was moved to Grant
>Street.
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> TrolleyCars still operated via shooflys on top of the pavement
>around the construction area  --  remember this well but don't
>have photos and can't find the same.
>
>> Happy New Year!
>
>> Boris
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>Jim
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