[PRCo] Pittsburgh Railways Curbside Loading in McKeesport

[Dwight Long]

Bill

For the benefit of others on your list, I will point out that this shot was taken the day AFTER discontinuance of service on PRC routes 60 and 68.  This was a Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club enthusiast tour which covered both routes, on Sunday, 21 September 1958.  While both you and I were on that trip, we had not met and did not then.  Shame!

This location is on 6th between Locust and Sinclair.  The track was owned by West Penn Railways until 1951 when ownership was transferred to PRC. In West Penn days the track ran straight through the middle of the street.  PRC started using the WP tracks on Sinclair, 6th, and Locust as a loop for Rt. 68 on 22 September 1928 under lease from WP and used the loop for almost exactly 30 years to the day. At some point, date unknown to me, the track on 6th was swung to the curb so that Rt. 68 cars laying over before returning to Pittsburgh would not have to block the middle of this narrow street.  

Dwight

From: Bill Volkmer 
Sent: Wednesday, 07 August, 2013 09:16
To: Dwight Long 
Cc: Tom DeFazio ; Richard Vible ; Rich Allman ; Alan Fishel ; Alan Buchan ; Ashok Joshi ; BRUCE C BENTE ; Becwar Bill ; C.K. Leverett ; George Kanary ; Terrell Colson ; Ralph Cantos ; Norman Carlson ; Dick Hasselman ; Frank DiBugnara ; Russ Davies ; Fred Schneider ; James Graebner ; Hank Raudenbush ; Herb Pence ; Paul Harris ; Wayne Koch ; Ken Spengler ; Louis Marre ; Lew Schneider ; Jerry Pinkepank ; Peter Weiglin ; Wally Young ; Jack May 
Subject: Re: Philadelphia Then and Now Curbside loading Ridge and Midvale
Dwight:

Add Mc Keesport to that list.

Bill





On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:


  Bill

  West :Penn used a similar arrangement on some of their branch lines.  Brownsville and Fairchance come quickly to mind.

  Dwight

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Bill Volkmer 
    To: Tom DeFazio ; Richard Vible ; Rich Allman ; Alan Fishel ; Alan Buchan ; Ashok Joshi ; BRUCE C BENTE ; Becwar Bill ; C.K. Leverett ; George Kanary ; Terrell Colson ; Ralph Cantos ; Norman Carlson ; Dick Hasselman ; Dwight Long ; Frank DiBugnara ; Russ Davies ; Fred Schneider ; James Graebner ; Hank Raudenbush ; Herb Pence ; Paul Harris ; Wayne Koch ; Ken Spengler ; Louis Marre ; Lew Schneider ; Jerry Pinkepank ; Peter Weiglin ; Wally Young ; Jack May 
    Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 10:00 PM
    Subject: Philadelphia Then and Now Curbside loading Ridge and Midvale









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