[PRCo] Re: McKinney Ave.

[Bob Rathke]

The McKinney Avenue trolley line began operation in the late 1980's , and 
nearly all of its rail had been under asphalt since the 1950's.  The asphalt 
was removed in the mid-1980's and trolleys began using that trackage.  I 
believe that the only new trackage in 1988 was a short stretch on the 
downtown end of the line, and possibly the trackage in the street leading to 
the carbarn. Then, in 1999-2000, a section of McKinney Avenue was repaved, 
and during the street work, new rail was installed in that section of the 
line. The official M-Line website is at:  www.dart.org/mline.asp

McKinney Avenue is a neighborhood/shopping/night life section of Dallas, on 
the edsge of downtown, and not unlike East Carson St. in Pittsburgh. 
McKinney Ave. trolleys didn't just happen - they are the result of a big 
idea, a lot of private and public cooperation, and a strong can-do attitude.

Bob 10/24/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: McKinney


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>> mtoytrain at bellsouth.net wrote:
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>>> I think in Dallas they opened a line that had been paved over, saw
>>> it  when I traveled on business to Big D.
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>> James B. Holland wrote:
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>> Apparently some of the McKinney Ave TrolleyCar line uses
>> *-reclaimed-*  trackage -- something to that effect is mentioned here
>> http://www.railwaypreservation.com/vintagetrolley/dallas.htm -- didn't
>> read it all for specific details.
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>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=McKinney+Trolley&btnG=Google+Search
>> may give you Much More INfo.
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> When San Francisco extended its F-line along the Embarcadero to Fish
> Wharf they said they would use the RR tracks already in existence.
> We'Uns Railfans said it wouldn't work because the flanges would
> pick.        In Reality, SF meant they would use the row  --  they
> ripped it all out and rebuilt it.
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> Jim__Holland
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> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
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> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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