[PRCo] Re: SHY__Wyes.......

Tue Dec 26 02:51:39 EST 2006

Great lecture! But I will need more time to catch up all the manipulation.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Holland" <prcopcc at p-r-co.com>
To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:44 AM
Subject: [PRCo] SHY__Wyes.......

>                 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:::::::
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp029.htm
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp030.htm
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/pitt046.htm
> .
>
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/02-1713%2037+%20SHY%2019
4903xx%201.jpg
> .
>
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/3812%20+Pgh%2017xxI%20SH
Y%201950xxxx%20Unk.jpg
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp053.htm
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp083.htm
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp082.htm
> .
>                 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.
> .
> .
> .
>                 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:::::::
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp039.htm
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp032.htm    ----    PCC
> Interurban 1724 pulling into one of the pits in the Main Buildings.
> .
> .
> .
>                 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.
> .
> 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.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp316.htm    ----    More lower
> East Side of SHY.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp317.htm    ----    More lower
> East Side of SHY.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp058.htm    ----    More lower
> East Side of SHY.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp086.htm    ----    Middle of
> the East Yard with 17xx on the main line through the yard.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/rhp084.htm    ----    North end of
> East Yard.
> .
> .
> .
>                 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:
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp132.htm
> .
>                 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!!
> .
>                 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!!!
> .
> .
> .
>                 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.
> .
> 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!!!
> .
> 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.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp210.htm    ----    Not A Few
> Snow Sweepers on Track-20 inside Palm Garden Loop!!!
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/jfp111.htm    ----    1632 sits on
> lower East Side of SHY just north of the Palm Garden Loop trackage.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp347.htm    ----    M551 on
> Track-21.
> .
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PRCM283-57.JPG
> ----    More work cars on Tracks 21 and 22.
> .
> .
> .
> WYES____Already____Discussed::::
> .
> .
> 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.
> .
>
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.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp046.htm    ----    Donora wye.
> .
>
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/F6-DwnTwn-Donora_1917060
7.jpg
> ----    Is this F6 in downtown Pgh headed to Donora?       Interesting
> that freight cars have destination signs!!!!!!!
> .
>
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PRCoFreight_19160628.jpg
> ----    another freight photo downtown Pgh.
> .
> 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.
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp093.htm    ----    on Beau at
> Washington Interurban Wye.
> .
> 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!
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp031.htm
> .
> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp072.htm
> .
>
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1613%20CS%20Loop%20195xx
xxx.jpg
> ----    PCC Interurban 1613 on new Castle Shannon Loop 1949 or later.
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> Jim___Holland
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