[PRCo] Re: Track Replacement and Road Repair

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

I remember and it must have been around 1948/49, that the entire stretch of tracks in Donora was
repaired, they came in and dug out all of the brick, concrete and or black top and worked on the track and replaced it all and caused alot of mess on McKean Avenue.   I don't remember for some reason and that seems to be a topic of NON discussion of who cares when they took the tracks up?  My question is in fact does alot of the PRCo railway track remain paved over?

Jerry Matsick
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> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> Date: 2006/01/09 Mon AM 04:57:39 EST
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PITTSBURGH'S___1950___TRACK___PROGRAM
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> Fred Schneider wrote:
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> > ... In the 1940s there was a lot of track replacement going on.
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> In threads in the past we have observed that the Trustees during the 
> Bankruptcy were quite good with PRCo  --  most if not all the PCCs were 
> purchased under them and Not A Little Track Work was done.       It's a 
> shame that all those Underliers ere bleeding so much cash from the 
> company  --  wonder how it would have differed if PRCo had a better cash 
> flow?
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> > In the early 1950s there was a lot of work at car stops and special 
> > work ... probably were cars were derailing.
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> Significant wear at car stops as braking exerts downward pressure with 
> more rail wear.       Even on open T-Rail, stops that were used 
> frequently often had the total railhead surface worn smooth whereas 
> where cars are rolling there was only a thin line of steel visible on 
> the railhead.       With PCC braking and the possible use of track 
> brakes, rail at stops could wear even more.
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> > In the late 1950s, there was a lot of work tearing up track.
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> Wasn't it the late 1950s or early 1960s when not a small amount of track 
> was replaced by PRCo on either Forbes or Fifth  --  has been mentioned 
> here before.     Source may have been Trolley Fare  --  can't remember 
> offhand.
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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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