The P&WV Hi-Line

[jayrod]

Does anyone know when the Acme prep plant outside Avella was built and when it was torn down?

Thanks
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Eric Schlentner
Aka, jayrod

[rchgck]

Early rumblings of the proposed facility.

The Daily Times - Dec 1930

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rchgck/13952769136/

The Pittsburgh Press - May 1931

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rchgck/13952768976/

Not sure of the exact date but here is a hint for the opening.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jun 16, 1933

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rchgck/13972641681/


Rich

[jayrod]

Thanks Rich. With the Post Gazette snippet, I was able to verify the date in a Coal Age article for new facilities built in 1933.
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Eric Schlentner
Aka, jayrod

[jayrod]

The second half of the question remains: Does anyone have any idea about when the Acme plant tipple was torn down? I've run across some info that alludes to it still standing into the early 80's???

Thanks
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Eric Schlentner
Aka, jayrod

[PWVJer]

Just viewed this Color Video Tape (5:18seconds) of the Avella Plant late Spring/early- Summer? 1968.
Show the tipple & related close-by structures & yard area.
By this date, it looks over-grown & very worn-like, the end is near, (reason for making the tape?)
the N&W's scrapping & demo process may have started late fall of 68'.
Completion date ????

...will try to put this up on you-tube & decide for yourself.
some neat visual info for the P&WV model R.R. folks to glean over.

[jayrod]

Looking at historicaerials.com, in 1969 the tipple and a few other buildings were still there. The plant may still be operational as there are quite a few empty hoppers in the yard, but nothing on the tipple tracks. I've heard that they were sporadically running the plant into the early seventies but I haven't been able to verify that or when the plant was finally torn down. I get asked those questions occasionally by some of our members and riders.
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Eric Schlentner
Aka, jayrod