Monday, October 1, 2018

Schmidt - Pittsburgh

From the Schmidt Photo Collection, Pittsburgh Railways.

Decoding the photographer's wretched handwriting is always a challenge, but especially here when I'm not familiar with the area.  Many of these place names are guesses on my part -- please don't laugh.  Corrections welcome.

Of particular interest is the first photo.  This old pay car must be the M1, the first car acquired by PTM, and the "fans" would have been the founding members of the Arden Trolley Museum.





Old pay car at Ingram carhouse.   Sold 2 years ago to fans;
never moved or claimed.      12/52

From south end of West End Bridge, showing Neuberg Rd at Carson Ave.
McKees Rocks car at Partable Div., PRR    12/52
Washington interurban   NB car on trestle near Drake      7/53


From same pt.   e.b.  B&O mail, ???  express train   

End of Island Ave. car line.   12/52

Bridge over Jack's Run, from Bellevue-West View car

West View car

West View car barn.

West View carbarn

View from turn on Fine View line.

View of Fine View car from same pt.

View of Fine View line at Catoman & Warren Sts.  

Fine View line from N. East St. bridge, near end of line.

Curve at end of Fine View line.

2nd curve near end of Fine View line.

Fine View line ???  curve

Keating Station with Perryville #8 car     11/59

Reverse curve on Perryville line - Perryville & Federal Aves.

View of East Ave. from East Ave. Bridge     11/8/59

Fine View line at Brule St. near end of line.

11/8/59
Jane & ???? Sts., Wallensburg Rte 76 line

#8 line at East Ave. Bridge (end of Fine View line)      11/8/59

P&LE Station    6/53

Old shelters from Charleroi interurban (last run 6/27/53)
Stored at Library loop   6/28/53

Road crossing just south of Castle Shannon, on interurban     6/28/53

Castle Shannon Jct. at interurban     6/29/53

Long trestle on interurban over Bausman St.   McKinley Pk.    6/53

South Hills Jct.       6/53

Trestle,  Dormont Line

Jct. of Mt. Lebanon & Dormont line above Saw Mill Ave.      6/53

Jct. Mt. Lebanon & Dormont lines

Trestle - Dormont & Mt. Lebanon lines

South Hills Jct.      6/53

South Hills Jct.      6/53

South Hills Jct.      6/53

Monongahela - Donora shuttle, at Donora     10/50

Terminus of Carnegie line.   Platform is used to adjust
ice scrapers on trolley pole.

Car descending same (???)

Reconstruction at Wylie and Sixth Sts. downtown     4/29/62

Temp track, nr end of Smithfield St.,during Penn Ry const.
Trolley moving    8am     9/22/57 

Temp track, Smithfield St.     9/22/57
Trolley moving

Dormont line trestle, taken from W. Liberty Ave.      12/53

Glenwood material yard on "Ramble"    6/62

Fine view car ascending Henderson St. from Federal      11/59

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