[PRCo] SHY__Wyes.......

Mon Dec 25 20:44:47 EST 2006

                Spotting  TrolleyCars  in South Hills yard was a very 
labor intensive job.       As  TrolleyCars  pulled into the Main yard  
(tracks 1-6)  they were facing south but We Know that many  TrolleyCars  
on these tracks faced north, witness the photos below:::::::
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp029.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp030.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/pitt046.htm
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/02-1713%2037+%20SHY%20194903xx%201.jpg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/3812%20+Pgh%2017xxI%20SHY%201950xxxx%20Unk.jpg
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp053.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp083.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp082.htm
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                AM pull outs for all but the 38, 39, 42, and 43 lines 
had to face north;  these 4 lines exited the yard heading south near 
Palm Garden in the AM.       SHY yard crews turned the south facing  
TrolleyCars  and spotted them on the correct tracks for AM pullout.
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                Tracks in  SHY  West  Yard  (Main Yard)  were numbered 
from east to west with tracks 1 through 6 outside, 7-13 inside and track 
14 looping the outside of these buildings.       Tracks 1 to 6 merged 
into track 15 heading south except for track-2 which was stub ended    
----    in later PRCo days some work equipment was kept on the back of 
track-2 with a few PCCs ahead.       Tracks 8-13 turned east coming out 
of the south end of the building except track-11 which was stub 
end.       Track-7 both merged into track-6 as well as making an 
westbound turn which then forms a wye.       Track-6 has a westbound 
turn at this location to form another wye in conjunction with 
track-6!       This is shown in the enclosed  URL  at the bottom as well 
as the Palm Garden and East side yards.       These drawings are  NOT  
to scale but were developed to show storage capacity    ----    169  
TrolleyCars could be stored in South Hills.       The following photo 
shows the back of the Main Car House buildings where the dual wyes were 
located:::::::
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp039.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp032.htm    ----    PCC 
Interurban 1724 pulling into one of the pits in the Main Buildings.
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                After the 1953 cutbacks of the Interurbans to Library 
and Drake, the 1601-series PCC Interurbans were used for rush hour 
trippers Only and did not see All Day Service and were stored in the 
East Yard.       Yardmen directed PullIns onto tracks so that the yard 
crews could then take the 1601-series Interurbans and other cars to the 
East Yard by continuing through to track 15, out on the Main, then into 
the Palm Garden Loop and up track 23 where cars could be backed into 
tracks 24 through 29.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/jfp106.htm    ----    Lower East 
Side of SHY.       These tracks  *_Suggest_*  that some of the East Side 
Stub tracks 24-29 in the 1954 drawing were built through to track 23 
near Palm Garden so it wouldn't be necessary to back the  TrolleyCars  
onto all these tracks.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp316.htm    ----    More lower 
East Side of SHY.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp317.htm    ----    More lower 
East Side of SHY.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp058.htm    ----    More lower 
East Side of SHY.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp086.htm    ----    Middle of 
the East Yard with 17xx on the main line through the yard.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp084.htm    ----    North end of 
East Yard.
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                After the cars had been moved to the East Yard some city 
cars were stored facing south to pull out for the 38, 39, 42, and 43 
lines like in the following URL:
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp132.htm
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                Once cars were stored on track 15, any remaining cars to 
go to the East Yard would need to be backed off the Main Yard ladder 
onto the main line, then head south to Palm Garden Loop!!
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                TrolleyCars  to be stored on tracks 1 to 6 for a 
northbound pullout or to be spotted for service inside were then backed 
onto the ladder track and either taken directly inside or were wyed or 
looped via track 14 to track 6 and back to the ladder, then backed down 
tracks 1 to 5 to face northbound!!!       Cars going inside for service 
could also be backed onto the ladder, then take track 6 south and loop 
to one of the inside tracks!!!
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                Tracks 16 through 20 inside Palm Garden Loop generally 
held work cars and cars needing service.       PCC Interurban 1716 was 
the first to lose its Earll Interurban retriever  (to be replaced with a 
simple city catcher)  and sat on one of these tracks for many months 
before the modification was made.       Tracks 21 and 22 may have been 
part of the connection to Warrington for the 38 and 39 lines.       
Several work cars were generally stored here.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp102.htm    ----    tracks may 
have been renumbered for the 1954 drawing as track-16  (apparently shown 
here)  is the furthest storage track on the east inside Palm Garden 
Loop    ----    here track-16 appears much closer to the main.       
South Hills Yard saw much realignment of trackage from inception until 
1954!!!
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp087.htm    ----    Palm Garden 
Loop and storage tracks.       Track-15, southbound storage for 38, 39, 
42 and 43 lines, can be seen in the distance.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp210.htm    ----    Not A Few 
Snow Sweepers on Track-20 inside Palm Garden Loop!!!
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/jfp111.htm    ----    1632 sits on 
lower East Side of SHY just north of the Palm Garden Loop trackage.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp347.htm    ----    M551 on 
Track-21.
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PRCM283-57.JPG    
----    More work cars on Tracks 21 and 22.
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WYES____Already____Discussed::::
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/pitt135.htm    ----    PCC 
Interurban 1616 backing onto the Riverview Loop  (for the Donora cars)  
and wye for this tripper from Pittsburgh!!!       Pole has already made 
it through the directional frog!!       The loop made an elongated 
siding  --  prior to installation of the leg to make the wye the 
northbound cars to Pgh. would come up the track on which 1616 is 
sitting  --  the other track of the loop is far to our left in this photo.
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/4207%20Riverview%20Loop%20wye%2002%20195xxxxx.jpg    
----    4207 is on the leg of the wye upon which 1616 is backing in the 
above photo.       Wye formation is clearly visible here;  curve in the 
left foreground is the leg that was added to complete the wye.       
Southbound track barely visible in lower right.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp046.htm    ----    Donora wye.
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/F6-DwnTwn-Donora_19170607.jpg    
----    Is this F6 in downtown Pgh headed to Donora?       Interesting 
that freight cars have destination signs!!!!!!!
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PRCoFreight_19160628.jpg    
----    another freight photo downtown Pgh.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/jfp121.htm    ----    PCC 
Interurban 1709 has cleared  The  Main and is entering the temporary 
Drake wye  --  one rail of the back up track can be seen in the very 
bottom left.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp093.htm    ----    on Beau at 
Washington Interurban Wye.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp348.htm    ----    1614 pulling 
into the Washington Interurban wye while 1646 is backing out onto Beau 
from the wye!
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp031.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp072.htm
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1613%20CS%20Loop%20195xxxxx.jpg    
----    PCC Interurban 1613 on new Castle Shannon Loop 1949 or later.
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Jim___Holland

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