[PRCo] Re: Belgian block

[Boris Cefer]

You forgot to mention pot-holes filled by asphalt :-) or by water :-D

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
To: "Pittsburgh Trolley List" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:35 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Belgian block


> To answer Fred's question: a Belgian block (at least one of the ones I
have) weighs exactly 27.5 lbs.
> I also checked a few photos that I took along Second Ave. in 1964, and I
see:
>
> - Ross St. to the 10th St. Bridge - Belgian blocks between the rails, but
a random mixture of paving types for the street between the rails and the
curbs - some sections had brick paving and others had concrete; and in some
segments, Belgian blocks were used for the (18"?) ROW outside the rail.
>
> - 10th St. Bridge southeast to at least Laughlin Jct. (B&O RR) - all of
this segment appears to be rather new concrete.
>
> - Glenwood Car Barn to the Glenwood Bridge - Belgian blocks between the
rails, and concrete or asphalt between the rails and the curbs.
>
> Bob 12/30/04
>
>