[PRCo] Re: Circa 1908 view of Pittsburgh

[Dwight Long]

Bob

Yes, there was a connection near the west portal of the WPT tunnel under Mt. Washington.  That location, with the wye, was called West Belt Jct.  The connection was built immediately after the WPT bought the WSB in 1904.  Interestingly, passenger service was operated (for a time, at least) over the WSB from the Wabash Terminal using this connection.  Not sure how long it lasted, but not as long as the last pax service on the P&WV, ex WPT.

Dwight

From: robert netzlof 
Sent: Saturday, 28 July, 2012 00:49
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Circa 1908 view of Pittsburgh
--- On Fri, 7/27/12, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com> wrote:
10:28 PM
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > I believe there is/was a connection between the
> > P&LE and the P&WV (WPT) along West Carson St. near
> > the south end of the West End Bridge.
> 
> PennDOT bought it and it's being removed this year.
 
Ah. I see it now. From the WPT team tracks down the Mon and Ohio on the P&LE, then onto the West Side Belt, up Saw Mill Run to the wye at the south end of the Wabash Tunnel. Both the Hopkins atlas and the Pgh Topo maps show a connection between the WSB and the WPT there.

Come the morrow, I'll look again at the Valuation Report (I think I have it) and see what trackage rights WPT had.

Lots of backing and forthing to get there but I guess it beat not getting there at all.

Thanks.

Bob Netzlof a/k/a Sweet Old Bob