[PRCo] Re: Tunnel // W.Liberty

[James B. Holland]

>On Sat, 21 Aug 2004, Boris Cefer wrote:
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>>Jim, I guess Bob asked about how the trolleys negotiated the Mt. Washington
>>before the tunnel was built.
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>Derrick J Brashear wrote:
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>didn't some go around via west end?
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Sorry  --  misread Bob's original question.

Strictly from memory  --  didn't trolleycars go to Incline up Washington 
// Warrington and then people transfer to go downtown??       Thus the 
reason for the tracks all the way down Warrington.


And now from pg.11 of  *Electric__RRs*__#20__July--1952, first full 
paragraph:::::::

"""On Sept 12, 1903,  [Charleroi]  cars ran thru from Allenport to 
Shannon where passengers transferred to continue their ride to Pgh. by 
steam train and incline of the Pgh & Castle Shannon.       By Oct.10, 
tracks had been extended from Castle Shannon to Mt.Lebanon where by 950 
year lease, cars passed onto tracks of the Pittsburgh & Birmingham 
Traction to continue the trip to town via Washington Road, finally 
transferring passengers at the top of the Pittsburgh Incline on 
Mt.Washington.......       On December_1,_1904, cars began using the 
present 42-Dormont line between Dormont and W.Liberty,.......       The 
new route then went thru the new Mount Washington tunnel to a downtown 
Pgh terminal at 3rd and Wood.......       In August 1905, the terminal 
was moved to the Union (PRR) Station, the route followed was Smithfield, 
Liberty to Station; then Liberty, Wood, Water and Smithfield."""


Jim__Holland