Pittsburgh, PA: P&LE Depot, Freight House, Station Square and Clinton Furnace

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Marty Bernard posted
3. B&O 1462 (E8A) with Train 7, The Diplomat, at the P&LE Station in Pittsburgh, PA. Roger Puta photo
Jim Kelling shared
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie station used by B&O (Pittsburgh)

 

William Hakkarinen posted
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Starion in Pittsburgh, PA still scheduled one P&LE commuter train on weekdays in 1979. Here the station also hosted private cars.

Bill Gray: On the right is Ex C&O 5 Double Bedroom Lounge Observation Pullman Lot 6863 Plan 4175 P-S built 1950 as "New River Club" after conversion to President Walter Tuohy's Office Car "Chessie 29" later owned by Burrell Construction.

John Nagy: Interesting that it was ONE train per day. I guess you either got to your destination and went home via another mode or the reverse.

William Hakkarinen: John Nagy Sorry, I meant one train, inbound in morning, home after work.

Robert Willison: The service was created to service workers in the steel mills, from which the road received most of its revenues from. The railroad ran one round trip after the mid 60's. They tried and fail to discontinue the service in 1978. In 1985 the railroad it was taken over by CSX, and the remaining service was dropped.

 

Keith Schaffler commented on the above post
The P&LE single roundtrip commuter service was pitiful at the end. The coaches were beyond decrepit. Actually made Metro North equipment look good further east. (Photo George W Hamlin collection). The other Pittsburgh service, PATrain, looked great at the end.

Josh Crosbie posted eight photos with the comment: "Industrial relics, Pittsburgh, Station Square."

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I think the rest of the relics are under these platform roofs by the Kelly Converter.

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Pittsburgh 1948 West and 1951 East Quads @ 24,000