Питтсбург и Батлер -стрит железная дорога
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Штаб -квартира | Питтсбург , Пенсильвания |
Местный | Западная Пенсильвания: |
Даты работы | 1907–1917 |
Преемник | Питтсбург, Марс и Батлер Железная дорога |
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Track gauge | Pennsylvania Trolley Gauge, 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) |
Electrification | Overhead line, 6,600 V AC (until 1914) Overhead line, 1,200 V DC |
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Железная дорога Питтсбурга и Батлер -стрит , обычно называемая короткой линией Батлера , была широкой даткой [ 1 ] трамвая межбирская трамвая Линия , соединяющая Питтсбург , штат Пенсильвания, США, с Батлером через Марс .
История
[ редактировать ]Железная дорога Питтсбурга и Батлер -стрит была открыта в 1907 году между Питтсбургом и Батлером [ 2 ] Путешествие по Этна , Гленшоу , Эллисон Парк и Марс. Первоначально он использовал 6600 вольт электрическую систему с одним фазовым переменным током . [ 3 ] В 1914 году железная дорога превратилась из AC в 1200 вольт , что снизило потребление энергии на 15% и снизила вес каждого автомобиля на 6 тонн. [ 1 ]
В 1917 году железная дорога объединилась с Питтсбургом, Гармонией, Батлером и Нью -Замкой , которые управляли линией Гармонии между Питтсбургом и Новым Замком , новой компанией, названной Питтсбург, Марс и Батлером . [ 4 ]
В апреле 1931 года компания пошла в прием. Короткая линия Батлера была закрыта 22 апреля 1931 года [ 5 ] as it was in poor condition, services being absorbed into the existing PA 8 bus service. The stub of the Butler Short Line continued to be used by Pittsburgh Railways as the 2 Etna service until closure in 1952.[6]
Route
[edit]Leaving Butler going south along South Chestnut Street the railway crossed the rails of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) and the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B&LE), before turning west down the valley of the Connoquenessing Creek through Bredinville.[7] Running parallel to the B&LE through Odell and then east into Thorn Creek past Renfrew Station, the line then headed south, climbing out of Thorn Creek valley alongside Three Degree Road, where the Butler Country Club had a stop of their own. When Butler County Airport was constructed Three Degree Road was diverted to use the old track bed, now forming the eastern perimeter road of the airport.
The line continued south, descending into the valley of Breakneck Creek and passing through Mars.[8] It continued south along the valley, through Downieville and Valencia to Etna, where it joined the local Pittsburgh Railways route to downtown.
Incidents
[edit]Two cars collided on March 27, 1909 after one was delayed by a derailment on the grade crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Mars. The crash occurred near Bryant Station and three people died at the scene, all employees of the railway.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b William D. Middleton (1961). The Interurban Era. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 113, 430.
- ^ Robert B. Van Atta (December 23, 2001). "EARLY NORTH HILLS CARS". Pittsburgh Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1960). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4014-2. OCLC 237973.
- ^ "Rachel Carson Trails – Harmony Trail". February 3, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ^ "Zelienople Historical Society – The Harmony Line – The End of an Era". 2004. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Pittsburghtransit.com – The Routes – PCC Operation". August 28, 2005. Archived from the original on August 28, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ Butler, PA Quadrangle (Map) (Feb. 1911 ed.). 1:62500. 15 Minute. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Sewickley, PA Quadrangle (Map) (Feb. 1911 ed.). 1:62500. 15 Minute. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Three killed as electric cars crash" (PDF). The New York Times. March 28, 1909. Retrieved November 22, 2009.