[PRCo] Re: Fw: Harlansburg, PA Then and Now Amazing Discovery
eskuchas
eskuchas at comcast.net
Mon Oct 10 17:55:33 EDT 2011
Ed,
What was the sequence on the Smithfield St bridge?
Single width with tracks.
Double width with tracks both sides.
Double width segregated.
What were the transition dates? I am working out of town and Pgh histories are home. Did the changes eventually come about due to consolidation?
Thanks
Ed
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On Oct 10, 2011, at 5:47 PM, "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> This is Don Barnes's private transportation memorabilia collection. I
> believe Don is a retired pilot for U S Air. I was in the place in probably
> 1994...lots of stuff. I go past it occasionally but haven't stopped in
> since.
>
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> Long
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> Can anyone answer Bill's question? This was something new for me.
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> Dwight
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> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 6:39 PM
> Subject: Harlansburg, PA Then and Now Amazing Discovery
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>
> All:
>
> I stumbled upon this picture of a roadside stand at Harlansburg, = PA
> on Shorpy.com. I thought "That's interesting. I wonder where = Harlansburg
> is."
>
> So I drew in a Bing birdseye and noted that there was an "old" US =
> 19 so I zoomed in on it to see if I could see remnants of the = Pittsburgher
> Inn.''
>
> When I did that I said, "Whoa. Them's Railroad Cars, bro!"
>
> So then I Google Street viewed it and there they were, two = stainless
> steel Budds ex PRR and two heavyweight sleepers.
>
> How about THAT?
>
> Now, somebody fill us in on the particulars, Please.
>
> Oh and while we are at it with things Pittsburgh, for the bonus =
> round check out the last picture of Smithfield St. Bridge with FOUR =
> trolley tracks on it. Anybody know when the two in pavement were ripped =
> out?
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