[PRCo] Re: Donora Wye

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Swindler;


According to 'Electric Railroads' alternating through service
to Pittsburgh from either Charleroi / Roscoe or Donora started
on Nov-1-1920 and ceased on Feb-22-1925.

It also states the line was completed to Roscoe Jun-20-1910
and Oct-10-1903 operation to the SH-jct was possible.  On
Dec-1-1904 Charleroi cars used the 42-line and the tunnel
to a terminal on 3rd-Wood.  Then in 1905 the terminal was
moved to the PRR or Union station.



Phil





----- Original Message ----
> From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 1:16:58 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Donora Wye
> 
> 
> 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 > differe!
> nt 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 > > 
> To: pittsburgh-railways > > 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 
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