4K video: Chasing Pittsburgh's AVR-3 (Allegheny Valley Railroad) local with a GP59 leading LHF

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area, and had a relative or two that lived in an area called 'The Bottoms' which was a part of McKees Rocks.  In any case, we would go up River Rd and have to go past a very active railroad crossing, a picture of it is below.  Back in the 50s and 60s a man would come out a little shanty next to the tracks and hold up a stop sign for traffic.  I don't recall any crossing arms that came down until the late 60s maybe.

Would you have a pic of that shanty/crossing guard in your files?

@texgeekboy posted:

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area, and had a relative or two that lived in an area called 'The Bottoms' which was a part of McKees Rocks.  In any case, we would go up River Rd and have to go past a very active railroad crossing, a picture of it is below.  Back in the 50s and 60s a man would come out a little shanty next to the tracks and hold up a stop sign for traffic.  I don't recall any crossing arms that came down until the late 60s maybe.

Would you have a pic of that shanty/crossing guard in your files?

Regretfully, I do not have any slides from the transition era in Pittsburgh (I only started getting into video/photography seriously in 2014); I have been to the area, but only as far as the West Carson Street extension where the ex-P&LE line passes underneath the ex-Pittsburgh Industrial, now Pittsburgh & Ohio Central (G&W), line to Neville Island.

I did find something similar in my files from one of my G&W chases; right at the entrance to Carnegie, where the idled branch that used to be the PRR's Panhandle mainline is, there is a relocated elevated crossing shanty that is on display. The intersection is where Campbells Run Road and Chartiers Ave. meet Mansfield Blvd.

The so-called "Intermodal Way" spot, looking toward the twin bridges in the overhead photo. You can see my old car and video tripod in the extreme right center.

A shot through my car windscreen of the former PRR crossing shanty.

Sorry I was not of more help! The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation has a research library, and may have historic photos. https://phlf.org/education-dep...hives/research-tips/