[PRCo] Re: Route 5 Derail

[James B. Holland]

Do you know if this track on Concord ran all the way thru to North 
Avenue?     Don't know the topography there and if it would thus be 
feasible  --  map  *seems*  to indicate that the track stopped short of 
North Avenue.

Jim


Bob Rathke wrote:

>The route 5 derail was on the west rail in Itin St., about 150 ft. north of
>Concord St.  In trolley days - which ended in October, 1957 - the Concord
>St. rail was still exposed in the pavement just a few feet from the route 5
>rail.
>
>Bob 5/24/04
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:56 AM
>Subject: [PRCo] Derails
>  
>
>>The 21--FINEVIEW had 5-Derails, ALL trailing::
>>
>>3--Derails on Henderson,
>>1--Derail on Carrie,
>>1--Derail on Lanark.
>>
>>
>>
>>The 5--SPRING__HILL had 1-Derail on Itin,
>>both Leading and Trailing as it was on
>>Single Track. Interesting to note that
>>a branch along Concord toward / to
>>North Avenue existed at one time and
>>apparently connected in vicinity of Derail
>>on Itin!
>>
>>
>>AND a careful study of the mup indicates
>>that the 5-line once ran along Progress and
>>Lacock between 16th and 9th north of the
>>River on the Near North Side.
>>    
>>