[PRCo] Re: Washington-Canonsburg Power House Ruins

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Sorry, this building had nothing to do with the Washington & Canonsburg
Railway Company.  Their power house was at Meadow Lands, on a piece of what
is now a lumber yard.  This is Tylerdale substation, built by Pittsburgh
Railways once the line was pushing through to Pittsburgh.

And there is a difference in their function, too.  The Meadow Lands power
plant was just that...it produced power by burning coal.  The Tylerdale
Substation converted AC purchased from West Penn Power into 600VDC.

Ed

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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
Schneider Fred
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:02 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Washington-Canonsburg Power House Ruins

Gee whiz, by golly.   We ought to move this to PTM and use it as a  
picture frame to install the new solar power plant!

Ouch.   Don't hit me.


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