[PRCo] Re: Why a Wye?

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

Fred!

Wow - I didn't know about the thru service from Donora to downtown Pittsburgh, what year was
it suspended?     Thanks

Jerry Matsick
> 
> From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> Date: 2006/12/25 Mon AM 09:58:05 EST
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Why a Wye?
> 
> Have we all forgotten that there was, at one time, through service  
> with single end cars operated from Donora to downtown Pittsburgh?    
> There is a picture of a 3600 in the Donora wye hanging in the  
> visitors center at PTM.
> 
> On Dec 25, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> > Jim Holland wrote:
> > .
> >
> >> Freight!       Wye is a turnaround but in case of Donora it was for
> >> freight.
> >> .
> >> Space limitations  --  couldn't make a loop in location of 42- 
> >> Dormont wye.
> >
> > .
> 
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