[PRCo] Re: South Side Car House

[Boris Cefer]

The car is 1520 or 1529, 50 CARSON ST.

Boris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 11:15 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: South Side Car House


> Hi John and Ray!
> 
> 
> Yes, the PTM map shows that the Car House  (Thirtieth Street)  was on 
> the north side of the street.       The 52 line was single track to 36th 
> with a possible double track stub there, according to the PTM map, and 
> this stub may have been a siding on the line which continued  --  at one 
> time  --  to the 55//56 junction at the Glenwood bridge.       The PTM 
> map shows the single track from the outbound track of the 50-line loop.
> 
> That's a 1500-series car in the photo and the photo says it is 
> 1949--1955 so  *Just--Maybe*  it is part of a wye track using trackage 
> from the old car house  --  but would expect the PTM map to reflect 
> this.       Overhead alignment in the photo  *suggests*  a wye as well. 
>       PTM map also shows defunct Sarah street horse car line as well as 
> some trackage on Jane street.
> 
> The Rohrbeck plan shows a stub track inside the Car House which would 
> turn east onto Carson   *possibly*  from that large door to the left of 
> the 15xx in the photo.       From the location where the 15xx is sitting 
> there was one track turning east and one track turning west with a 
> transfer table behind for access to 6-storage tracks.
> 
> The wall beside 15xx appears as if part of the building had been razed 
> above where 15xx is sitting    ----  O--R    ----    that is  
> *Traction__Alley*  as indicated on Rohrbeck's map but if such is the 
> case, Rohrbeck does not show track on this street  --  but such track 
> could have been added later as Rohrbeck indicates these plans are 
> 1900--1909.       And if this is Traction Alley then the access tracks 
> to the building as mentioned above need to be moved further to our left 
> as we view this photo and it does not appear as though 2-tracks could 
> come out of one of those doors.
> 
> Let's take a time travel and check it out  --  can't discern destination 
> sign on the 15.
> 
> 
> Jim__Holland