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These photos are the photographs I decided not to use on the street trackage page. They are provided here for whoever is interested in the additional photos. Click on a thunmnail for the full size photo: Here I'm standing at the north end of the street trackage, looking south. It's a bit difficult to tell from the photo, but the building on the left actually has the bottom of the corner rounded off to allow clearance for this track. About 14' up, it returns to a square corner. I tried to get a better photo of that, but the sun really messed me up there. Another view looking north at the 100 block of North Pershing Avenue, north of Philadelphia Street. You can see another control box on the sidewalk on the right. That was the one thing I really noticed while down there taking these photos, the amount of controller boxes in that two block stretch. Looking north at the same block from across Philadelphia Street. The biking and hiking trail ends around the line of trees in the center of this photo. Here's another set of controllers along this stretch. These are located just north of Clarke Avenue, which is the alley between Market and Philadelphia. I know from the markings that they're railroad equipment, but I really don't know why there's so much equipment down here. I think perhaps there was previously a traffic signal at Philadelphia Street, and that it was pre-empted by the crossing gates like Market Street is. Here we're looking south in the same block. This more clearly shows where the second track was, on this side of the yellow line. Another view of the Market Street intersection, without the traffic in it. One thing to note is the raised signal light above the remaining track. Perhaps there was a clearance project here at one time. It has been this way for a while, it wasn't done recently. Same intersection viewed from a different corner. You can see the controllers on the far corner once again. Just under the tree on the right you can see the traffic control box for the signal lights. It's plainly visible on the previous photo. The raised signal is visible again here. Another look up the first block of South Pershing, and where the tracks veer off to the right. You get a better idea of the point that they'll have to look around to check for northbound traffic when the traffic patterns change. This was another of my tourism shots. The building on the corner is the Golden Plough Tavern, a restored 1700's tavern and residence. Next to it is the General Horatio Gates house, a 1700's residence of a Revolutionary War General. The Conway Cabal, a plot to overthrow George Washington as General of the Army, happened in this house. Lafayette put the end to it by proposing a toast to General Washington, as the others knew they needed his support to succeed. So much for the history lesson! :) To the rear of the two previous buildings is the Barnett/Bobb log house, a restored log home. All three are run by the Historical Society of York County. A previous photo (on the first page) shows the Colonial Court House, a replica of the Court House that stood in the square. It served as the meeting place for the Continental Congress when they fled to York from Philadelphia, making York a one-time Capitol of the United States. The Articles of Confederation were adopted here, and the proclamation of the first Thanksgiving by the new government. Now I'm done with the history! Return to the first Street Trackage Page or to the Railroads of York Main Page. This page maintained by Greg Halpin. This page last updated on 4/2/01 Visit my home page.