[PRCo] Re: Why a Wye?

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

Ed, Fred and gang

I remember in the late 40s and even just prior to termination of street car service to Donora, that
the cars no matter what time of day, the cars were pretty much were full, remember riding to Monongahela with not an empty seat, I guess there still were a number of folk who didn't not have an automobile. Also at Black Diamond catching a car to Charleroi and the oos and ahs of riding over
the 3 trestles was fantastic and what a ride it would be today.   Thankful as an old guy to have
memories!   Yall have a great Christmas day!

Jerry Matsick
in TRACKLESS Jacksonville
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> From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
> Date: 2006/12/25 Mon AM 10:47:39 EST
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Why a Wye?
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> Interurban cars began alternating between Roscoe and Donora on November 1,
> 1920.  That thru service to Donora ended February 22, 1925.
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> Others have summed up quite nicely why there was a wye...it's less
> space-intensive, you could turn 3600-series cars (with two-man crews so
> there was always someone on hand to back you out), there was a freight
> station there (that used double-end cars so visibility wasn't an issue),
> etc.  There was obviously enough traffic in and out of Donora for the
> company to provide the enhanced service.  I suspect it did not grow the way
> they had hoped, and the new Byllesby management discontinued it.
> 
> Ed
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
> mtoytrain at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 10:24 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Why a Wye?
> 
> 
> Fred!
> 
> Wow - I didn't know about the thru service from Donora to downtown
> Pittsburgh, what year was
> it suspended?     Thanks
> 
> Jerry Matsick
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> > 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:
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> > > 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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> >
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