[PRCo] Re: Black's Bridge, Crafton

[John Swindler]

Without any research (always dangerous) track removal and some taxes come to mind.  Also didn't have to answer to PUC concerning service changes.  And no longer had to fund capital improvements.
 

 

> From: mrb190 at pitt.edu
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:59:46 -0500
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Black's Bridge, Crafton
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> Was PAT essentially let off the hook for a great deal of things that the Railways Company would have otherwise been straddled with?
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> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Derrick Brashear
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 12:08 PM
> To: Pittsburgh Railways Group
> Subject: [PRCo] Black's Bridge, Crafton
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> This bridge has almost been closed more than it was open in recent years. It went from being a Pittsburgh Railways bridge to being (at least partly) Conrail's problem such that when they abandoned the track where the West Busway is now, that Crafton finally ended up with sole ownership.
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> http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19671130&id=FcdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7133,5763153
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> Derrick
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