[PRCo] Second avenue tracks

[Bob Rathke]

I remember the new rail in concrete on 2nd Ave. east of the 10th St. Bridge going up to Oakland in 1957-58.  2nd Ave. along the J&L mill at the B&O's Laughlin Jct. was still rail in Belgian block - and in terrible condition - in 1957. 

----- Original Message -----

From: "TEP" <tompark at telus.net> 
To: "List, Pittsburgh" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 7:42:58 PM 
Subject: Re: [PRCo] Second avenue tracks 

Whoops my message got snatched--got to remember not to use any HTLM. 
------------------------------ 

Thinking back to 1962-63 I remember riding, at speed, on 2nd Ave on what 
was very new, very loud concrete track. Not the last major job, I 
remember (I think) a long stretch on Fifth Avenue being relaid in 63 or 64. 

Tom Parkinson P.Eng, Vancouver BC Canada 604-733-5430, cell 604-733-5437 

On 12/05/2014 17:21, Fred Schneider wrote: 
> I cannot remember when it was done but my memory was that there was a Second Avenue rail project either near the very tail end of PRC's existence or the very beginning of PAT … probably the last rail job in the city for streetcars.   If the memory isn't flawed, it was t-rail set in concrete.   fws 
> 
> 
> On May 12, 2014, at 7:26 PM, George W. Gula wrote: 
> 
>> When I arrived in Pittsburgh in 1975, Second Avenue had exposed unused 
>> tracks set in concrete from the 10th Street Bridge to the B&O RR overpass 
>> at Irvine Street & Greenfield Avenue. The switches there were also 
>> showing. Browns Hill Road had concrete-set track in it from the top of the 
>> hill at Hazelwood Avenue to the bridge. 
>> 
>> ** 





_______________________________________________ 
Pittsburgh-railways mailing list 
Pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org 
https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways 




-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.dementix.org/pipermail/pittsburgh-railways/attachments/20140513/eeb06136/attachment.html