[PRCo] rail in Arlington Avenue

[Bob Rathke]

In the trolley days, those ramps were called hose jumpers. I remember seeing them used during fires in downtown Pittsburgh in the 1950's. They were also used in Chicago....including on the last day for trolleys in 1958. 

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From: "Brashear, Derrick" <shadow at gmail.com> 
To: "List, Pittsburgh" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:37:51 PM 
Subject: [PRCo] rail in Arlington Avenue 

Nearly every morning I bicycle from the level of Carson St to Arlington 
Avenue near the old carline loop for exercise, then along the ridgeline for 
a bit depending on how much time I have. 

The street was open for a dozen feet on the outbound side for some sort of 
utility repair work, a couple blocks outbound of 18th St. Looks like there 
is still rail under the asphalt. It's now covered with fresh asphalt. 

(and an aside, if you saw the viral photo with the ridiculous firehose 
ramps placed on railroad rails, I get the same laugh every morning when I 
bike over a metal plate covering rails on Warrington Avenue. I suppose the 
Port Authority knows it's there as the paint on it indicates it's their 
plate. 

-- 
Daria 



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