Schoenville Shuttle, 1947
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
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.
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.
What is that thing he’s carrying? Upright vacuum for car-cleaning? Golf bag, with periscope for finding balls in water hazards or saxophone? Portable oxygen assist for smoggy days?
Golf bag with umbrella?
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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Fine View Line Photo locations chosen by John Stern
I think I’ve seen a film of that line.
Was not the film laterm with PCCs and not deck-roofs?
My photos were from June, 1949, when the last 1700-series PCCs were still being delivered.
And one more:
If it’s the one I’m thinking of, it was in an episode of Modern Marvels on streetcars. The film showed one car following another up a twisty line.
21 Fineview was one way up hill with a short section of 12.24% grade on Henderson St., cars sharing track with 8 Perryville to go back downtown once the uphill run was done. Pittsburgh Rys. had a series of PCCs (part of the 1600 series) with special gearing and brakes for 21 Fineview. Needless to say, it was not directly replaced by a bus route when it was discontinued in 1965.
Of the latest group of city PCCs. Rich Allman contributed to this photo’s restoration:
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The 99 car is a short-turn Evans Ave car on part of the 98 Glassport on the southwest edge of McKeesport. The 8 Perryville car is at the Keating car house on the North Side.
Thanks, RC
1600 was Pittsbrgh’s first standee-windows car, but the rest of the 1600s had the pre WWII body dedihm.
1600 was the sample standee-wtdow car. unlike the uther 1600s:
1600 was also all-electric (by Westinghouse), the first PCC car of the type. The rest of the 1600 series were air-electric, 1601-1674 equipped by Westinghouse, 1675-1699 by GE. The 1700 series were also all-electric, same 75-25 split on electrical equipment.