[PRCo] Re: Route 5 Derail

[Bob Rathke]

Concord St. runs west from Itin St. to Madison Avenue, which was the
outbound single-track line on route 10 from North Avenue to East St. until
route 10 was abandoned in September, 1965.

North Avenue is a block south of Concord St. - both streets are east-west
and do not intersect.  It's possible that decades ago Madison Ave. had 2-way
traffic and allowed Concord St. to connect with North Ave. via Madison Ave.
Or maybe the map implied that Concord St. connected to Madison Ave.
outbound - a way for route 5 trolleys to get to East St., Perrysville Ave.
and Keating C.B. (although route 5 trolleys were based at Plummer St. C.B.
until it closed).

Bob 5/24/04

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----- Original Message -----
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 7:38 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Route 5 Derail


> 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.
RR