[PRCo] Re: Another "Shoulda Coulda - could it be?

[Jerry MATT Matsick]

ED
Thanks for your thoughts, how fantastic it would be if "today" the Washington or Charleroi
interurban were still in operation, I really believe people would ride them.
Jerry M


-------------- Original message from "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>: -------------- 


> Don't count on this happening anytime soon. While the right-of-way is 
> essentially intact south from Drake to the Allegheny-Washington county line, 
> it is literally in dozens of back yards of '50s and '60s suburban homes. 
> And you know how NIMBYs are. 
> 
> South of the county line, the right-of-way is gone...used for commercial 
> purposes or for houses. The stretch between Cheeseman and Snodgrass is 
> intact, however (for the unfamiliar, they were adjacent stops!). There's 
> also a bit between the south end of Houston and Arnold (also adjacent 
> stops). 
> 
> And it's not that Port Authority hasn't thought of this, either...their 
> chief planner was talking with me about it as recently as May 3! 
> 
> Ed 
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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 Jerry 
> MATT Matsick 
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:16 AM 
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
> Subject: [PRCo] Another "Shoulda Coulda - could it be? 
> 
> Well Gentlemen thank you to "Fred and all" who responded on the Should 
> Coulda Woulda question, 
> now I have a Could it be possible one day? Seems to me the suburbs of 
> Pittsburgh in whatever 
> direction you go seem to be vibrant and growing, my question is could it be 
> possible that one day down the road (maybe not in our lifetime) could a 
> Washington Pa LRV route be built, seems like an awful lot of new homes being 
> built along 19 south from Allegheny Cty, into Peters Twp and onward 
> to Washington Pa to warrant a "Rapid Transit" line? These people must be 
> working in 
> Pittsburgh somewhere? Also was there or is there talk of extending the T 
> Northward after the 
> "tunnels" are done? Also a line back out to Oakland area would seem to be 
> good also. 
> Just missing the "rails Jerry" ! 
> Jerry Matsick 
> -- 
> From the RIVER CITY by the Sea! 
> Jerry "Matt" Matsick 
> J A C K S O N V I L L E, Florida ! 
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