[PRCo] Re: Route 5 passing siding

[Boris Cefer]

When did the wires go down on the North Side???

B

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From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
To: "Pittsburgh Trolley List" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:28 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Route 5 passing siding

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Some time ago, there was a discussion on this list regarding the route =
5-Spring Hill line which was single track from Spring Garden Avenue =
north to the loop at Rhine and Buente Streets.  Attached is a photo I =
took of the passing siding on Itin Street, about midway on the hill =
climbing segment of the line - the photo was taken from Goehring St. =
looking north. The passing siding was known locally as, "The Switch".

The photo was taken on November 2, 1969, about 12 years after route 5 =
trolleys were abandoned.

Bob 8/31/08


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