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Posted by HarryP on Wed Jul 21 19:24:58 2010, in response to Re: Encounter With PAT Bully At So. Hills Jct, posted by Brighton Private on Wed Jul 21 18:19:06 2010. The incident took place on PAT property. Warrington Avenue just west of Haberman is the beginning of the PAT busway with the Rt. 52 trolley rails embedded in the pavement. The paved road is also used as an access road for PAT maintenance trucks and other vehicles. On the north side of the busway is a paved sidewalk, which enables customers and employees to gain access to the South Hills Jct. station platforms. At the bottom of the access road there is a crosswalk, which crosses the track. On the north end of the crosswalk is a very high pedestrian stairway, which enables people to walk up and down from the hilltop. On the other side of the crosswalk is a PAT maintenance parking lot.My encounter took place at that crosswalk, and the "PAT Bully" came out of the parking lot and confronted me. Even though it was not on a public street, the crosswalks are open to the public. To get a better view of the area, you can use Google Maps to search for "Warrington Ave. & Haberman Ave., Pittsburgh, PA." At one time, before the rebuilding in the 1980s, that area just off Haberman was a private right-of-way used by trolleys, and there was a material yard, which is now paved over and the structure is used for maintenance vehicles. If you look closely, you'll notice that during the rebuilding new rails were laid for access to the yard, but never used. |
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