[PRCo] Re: Trolley Tunnel is 100

Donald Galt galtfd at att.net
Sat Dec 4 04:31:56 EST 2004


On 3 Dec 2004 at 7:33, Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:

> Without this tunnel South Hills would not look
> like it does today,
> Beechview, Brookline, Dormont were all without
> access.  Without the
> Tunnel the Overbrook line would still be a narrow
> gauge railroad
> terminating at the back incline.  

Almost. The narrow gauge line had previously been extended up the hill to a 
higher, shorter tunnel punched through to the north slope of the mountain.

Don




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