[PRCo] Re: Smith Siding

[Mark McGuire]

 Thanks, Phil! The only problem I see with your explaination is that there was not a McKinley Park Stop as far as I know. Heading south there was a stop called Morse Steps directly before the trestle. This can be confused as McKinley Park Stop as the Park was right under the trestle(as well as the road), followed by McKinley Park Siding(large retaining wall next to it). I even have a 1990's photo of the Morse Steps Stop being incorrectly labeled(by PAT) Morris Steps. I found it rather amusing that PAT didn't even know the correct name. 
  One more question.... Were the new sidings(McKinley Park and Edgebrook)added after the interurbans were truncated or while they were still in their waning months(or weeks)? I know they were added in 1953 but when in 1953?

-- Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
If Mr.McGuire is standing at Smith 'looking north' then he is looking toward the siding, isn't this correct.  Riding the interurban southbound it crosses Reflectorville trestle, immediately goes into the siding, leaves the siding, negotiates a reverse S curve, coming out of this curve it crosses the road then the passenger stop of Smith, hits the tangent with a right onto the trestle over Saw Mill Run doesn't it.

The 1963 interurban map by Mr.Benedict shows it this way as well although not all the curves are there are they.

Using this map here are the southbound features:

Boggs on double track, Morse on single track, McKinley Park stop / trestle / siding.

Single track to Bon Air siding and stop.

Single track / Edgebrook siding.

Single track, Edgebrook Stop, Reflectorville Trestle, then siding.

Single track  (S-turn)  highway, Smith Stop, Saw Mill Overpass, then back to double track at Oak.


Phil




----- Original Message ----
From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2008 3:50:14 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Smith Siding


The siding is behind you, Mark, south of this intersection.  What you
 are describing is the precise view featured on the cover of PTM's 2007
 calendar, at a no-longer-extant intersection along Denise Street.  I'd have to
 get into the city topos to tell you the name of the cross street.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
 Mark
McGuire
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:46 PM
To: Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Smith Siding

 A simple question for those who know. Now I'm standing at Smith Stop
 on the old Overbrook line looking north. There is a road crossing right there
 that sort of goes diagonally across the tracks. Was Smith Siding to the
 north (the direction I'm looking beyond the curve) or to the south (behind me)? If south, was it immediately after Smith Stop heading south(outbound)?
  Thanks!





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