[PRCo] Second avenue tracks

[Dwight Long]

Fred

Not sure if the big Second Ave project finished in 1956 or 1957, but for sure it was ongoing during the 5432 tour in early September 1956.  Have slides of the car on the new track with the roadways alongside not finished.

Dwight
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fred Schneider 
  To: Western PA Trolley discussion 
  Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 8:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [PRCo] Second avenue tracks



  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.
  > 
  > George
  > 
  > On 5/12/14 2:40 PM, "D Brashear" <shadow at dementix.org> wrote:
  > 
  >> it was. there's a shot of it being rebuilt in the Pitt Archives site.
  >> 
  >> 
  >> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Barry, Matthew R <mrb190 at pitt.edu> wrote:
  >> 
  >>> That area, I believe, was all cement with rails - no cobblestone.   I
  >>> say
  >>> this, as I believe a good bit of this area was re-done, with tracks
  >>> slightly re-located when the parkway was being constructed.
  >>> 
  >>> Matt
  >>> 
  >>> -----Original Message-----
  >>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounces at mailman.dementix.org [mailto:
  >>> pittsburgh-railways-bounces at mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of D
  >>> Brashear
  >>> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 11:20 PM
  >>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
  >>> Subject: [PRCo] Second avenue tracks
  >>> 
  >>> Stripped pavement most of the way from 10th st to Under Birmingham
  >>> Bridge.
  >>> Both tracks, 4 rails, visible in the stripped pavement. No pic, I'm in
  >>> the
  >>> back and Gwen is driving
  >>> 
  >>> D
  >>> 
  >>> 
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