[PRCo] Re: Donora Wye

[John Swindler]

This wye probably goes back to the very early days.  The Monongahlea Valley Republician mentioned that the initial service to Pittsburgh alternated between Donora and Charleroi.  Vague recollection that Ed L. provided a date when Donora was changed to a shuttle.  Probably simplified operations quite a bit.
 
John
 
 
> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:04:28 -0800> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Donora Wye> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Mr.Rockwell;> > > Thank you for these photos. In relation to the first photo> I assume the wye of the second is to the right of the> boarded up freight building. It appears that apartments> were still in use when the photo was taken; do you know> what is planned for the building? How large is it? What 'did'> occupy the first floor?> > It is 'somewhat' unusual to see a pure wye formation which> this is; the point and mate are curved in both directions> aren't they. In this case both legs come from the same> tangent at presumably the same radius thus the pure wye.> The Dormont wye track components were made up> of 2-left and one-right point and mate pairs weren't they.> Leaving the outbound main is a left; backing from the wye> is a left; backing thru the point onto the inbound main is> a right. Since each leg of the wye comes from a > different tangent and with both radii being equal or> nearly the same, the track entering the wye leg> has a stretch of tangent thru the point nearly equal to> the track centers doesn't it.> > There were a couple wyes in the South Hills yards in> very tight locations weren't there. These could possibly> be pure wye formations as well. Otherwise, one would> be hard pressed to find wye point-mates elsewhere on PRC.> If anyone knows of any please list them; I find this topic> quite interesting.> > You lived in Charleroi didn't you; always open to memories> of PRC here. Please write when you have the time.> > > Phil> > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----> > From: ROBERT R ROCKWELL <w3syt1 at msn.com>> > To: pittsburgh-railways <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>> > Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 8:30:10 AM> > Subject: [PRCo] Donora Wye> > > > Rarely do you see this with no cars parked on it. Brick building on the side > > was Pgh Rwys freight station/ticket office. It is boarded up now.> > > > Robert Rockwell> > w3syt1 at msn.com > > > > > > -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --> > -- Type: image/jpeg> > -- Size: 246k (252859 bytes)> > -- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/DonoraWye03.JPG> > > > > > -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --> > -- Type: image/jpeg> > -- Size: 61k (62888 bytes)> > -- URL : > > http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Donora%20WYE%202002.jpg> > > > > > 
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