The
seven
photos below are from the
Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections,
donated to them by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Railroad. This set of photos will take you along
1st Avenue on July 18, 1911 and I am assuming they are showing the
single railroad track running through Elizabeth during and prior to
the installation of a second set of tracks to be used in addition to
the existing set or as replacements for the existing set of tracks.
These photos appear to have been taken at the crossing streets of
the tracks.
Note the first and last photos show work gangs and also track
switching signal poles which might indicate that there were already
two sets of tracks coming into and out of town and that a second set
of tracks were about to be installed running through town. My
assumption only.
The photos
below are dated August 1911, less than a month after the above
seven photos were taken and appears to show a new set of tracks, based upon the
earth work around the track and the new appearance
of the ties.
The background
of the above photos shows the familiar Flour Mill but of
interest is the building with an awning which is apparently a small
store which sells fruit and also a Hotel, based upon the words written on the awning
and building, note the little girl walking
in front of the store.
Then and Now
Below are
similar scenes as above photos but with trains going thru Elizabeth
on the again single set of tracks. The photo on the left
is dated February 1986 and the photo on the right during the
early 2000s.
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