[PRCo] tracks uncovered

[DF Cramer]

We got there just in time. By the time I was finished, the tracks were covered in oil and the first layer of paving was being put down. They did not scrape down to the tracks at any other point than here at the intersection of the two streets. They left some blacktop over the center of the street.
I really like the brickwork adjacent to the tracks.
I am surprised they left them in, but it is PennDot doing the work not the borough. Further up Fourth Avenue, the telltale signs of tie rot are evident in the rippled pavement. Temporary inconvenience, Not so permanent improvement. As one of my former students stated, "The trolley tracks get to breath and see the light of day once again. Soon they will be paved over and be hidden for another generation to discover."

Dennis F. Cramer 
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/

> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 22:12:30 -0400
> From: shadow at dementix.org
> To: pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org
> Subject: Re: [PRCo] tracks uncovered
> 
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 7:52 AM, DF Cramer <alto_trombone at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > PennDot is repaving route 128 (5th Ave) in Ford City. The tracks have been
> > uncovered that led towards Lenape Park. The attached image is looking north
> > towards 4th Avenue, on which the tracks made there way through most of
> > town. The picture was taken by one of my former students, I am going to
> > attempt a trip down there today to get more images.
> >
> > Wish I had some time to go see for myself. Thanks for sharing!
> 
> -
> Daria
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