[PRCo] Re: Liberty 12th Wye_--_Why?~?~?~!~!~!

[Fred Schneider]

Something I would have to look at the route cards to determine and  
there are other things on my plate this week.   Remind me or remind Ed.

On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:06 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:

> At one time wasn't there a route 86-E. Liberty Express. I'm talking  
> about early PRCo days not PATransit. I had the Rt 86 explained to  
> me by Oliver Miller one time. I believe Oliver indicated the route  
> used Liberty (west of 32nd) rather than Penn as the 87 and 88  
> routes did.
> "Barry, Matthew R" <mrb190 at pitt.edu> wrote:
> I am not sure, but it may have had something to do with the  
> possibility of detouring cars that would have traveled inbound over  
> Penn Avenue. There was an inmound track coming down Liberty Avenue  
> at 32nd street, that switched into the outbound Liberty Avenue  
> track. Plus there were inbound tracks on Penn that had switches  
> leading into two side streets onto the outbound Liberty track.
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> Anyone else want to take this?
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> Matt
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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  
> Jim Holland
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 1:20 AM
> To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -
> Subject: [PRCo] Liberty 12th Wye_--_Why?~?~?~!~!~!
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> *http://tinyurl.com/22zq3r
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> **Had to check my maps to confirm but yes, Matilda, a single track wye
> did exist at Liberty and 12th. Had there been a wye on 12th and Penn
> then we would have had a short stretch of single track to short turn
> from either direction. But only a simple turn for the
> 44-Knoxville_&_PA_Stn existed at Penn and 12th so _Why_The_Wye_ at
> Liberty and 12th?~!~?
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> *Jim Holland*
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