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P.O. Box 242, West Newton, Pennsylvania, 15089 United States
Rail Car Repair and Paint
2023-07-08
WYTC and Belle Vernon members Sam and Sandy Cover have taken on the task of having the railcar at the West Newton Station (GAP MP 114) repaired and repainted. In June Tyler Mucci was contracted to repair and repaint the roof.
Shown in the photo are volunteers Jonathan Wencha and Kenny Roberts painting the sides of the railcar with paint donated by John Lisanti of Lisanti Painting. The results are outstanding. The car looks GREAT! The railcar contains a mini museum of the trail and West Newton history.
Anyone interested in touring the railcar should contact wytcnews@hotmail.com for info.
2023-04-01 Connie Petras, President, WYTC, attended the Trail Summit at Public Lands store, Cranberry, to promote our trail. 19 Trail groups present. Thanks Connie!
Editorial: Closing a gap in the gap
A 2022 study by Andrew Herr, an economics professor at St. Vincent College, estimates that the trail receives about 1.4 million visits each year, and about 200,000 people ride all the way from one end to the other. That means about a third of the population of Pittsburgh takes the trek from Maryland to the Point every year — and use increases about 10% per year.
The annual economic impact of $120 million has been especially welcome in Appalachian towns long-since bypassed by interstates. The GAP is more than a trail; it’s an economic lifeline.
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
FEB 4, 2023