Pittsburgh Railways

[daveklepper]

Schoenville Shuttle, 1947

 

 

 

[daveklepper]

Edward H. Lybarger	Tue, Nov 16, 7:31 PM (18 hours ago)

There was only one car on PRC Route 24 Schoenville, and it was 4344.  The line was disconnected from the rest of the system and when 24 was abandoned the car was scrapped in place.

 

[rcdrye]

There was a pit at one end of the line for motor maintenance.  The photo was taken at Nichols and Ohio St in Schoenville.  The thing across the track is a wheel stop as the line ends at the bottom border of the picture.

https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:401-4344-02-13 

[daveklepper]

Thanks.  More information from Ed:

 

Schoenville was a shuttle route beginning in August 1905 and ending May 24, 1952.  That it was labeled Route 24 did not mean it went Downtown.  Originally it connected with Routes 25 and 26 at the McKees Rocks line over a structure known as O’Donovan’s Bridge, but that viaduct had many structural issues and according to the company route card was closed to all traffic beginning January 26, 1920.  It reopened October 14, 1921 without rails or overhead wires.  The route was isolated until its abandonment, though PRC dragged cars across the P&LE RR tracks to get them on/off line on a couple occasions.

 

 

 

 

 

The 88 sign reads Frankstown (Short).  Originally Frankstown cars ran to Swissvale and Franklin in Wilkinsburg, with alternate “short” cars turning at Tioga Loop.  On November 30, 1928, the Wilkinsburg service was discontinued and the regular cars ran to Tioga Loop, with “short” cars turning back at Homewood Car House.   (from Ed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1255 is at Sewickley Loop  (from Ed)

 

[daveklepper]

I visited the website rc posted.  Frank Fairbanks passed on about twelve years ago.  We kept up correspondence after my move to Israel.  He lived in a suburb near Pittsburgh.  He was one year ahead of me at MIT.  We did a lot of railfanning together.  We were members of MIT's Railroad Club, and poassibly he was in the Tech Model RR Club as well.

He also was in ROTC.

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Schoenville Shuttle, 1947

 What is that thing he's carrying?  Upright vacuum for car-cleaning?  Golf bag with periscope for finding balls in water hazards?

 

 

 

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[mvlandsw]

Golf bag with umbrella?

[daveklepper]

Same conclusion.

3765, June 1947,  is probasbly on its way from Homewood Shops to its regular route via the Mt. Washington Tunnel, not usually scene at 11th and Liberty, near the PRR Station.  Anyone able to tell me what synagogue or yeshava is  or was nearby, with the near and far groups of men on the right apparently wearing yarmulkas?

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