[PRCo] Re: Making sense of the PRC assignments....

Derrick Brashear shadow at gmail.com
Mon Feb 20 15:23:50 EST 2012


> 2)  The tracks on West Carson most assuredly did NOT last until the end of
> the West End lines.  West Carson was repaved without tracks well before that
> date--1959.  As a result, the Railways had to install what may have been the
> last brand new trackage they built, connecting links between the West End
> and North Side lines across Stanwix Street in the Triangle.  This was the
> only connection between the West End and the rest of the system after the
> demise of the West Carson trackage.
>

I seem to recall having that discussion, in the "what if" west end
ended up being served via the Smithfield
St Bridge, West Carson and so on discussion.


-- 
Derrick




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