<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Did the Kingston Trio do the ballad on the Boston Trolley?<br><br>What would a Wilkinsburg / E-Pgh. car be doing on Grant in the first place?<br>Would this not be the 64-line? The article suggests he turned from west on<br>Diamond to south on Grant. His only other option in 1957 is a left turn onto 4th.<br>On Grant traveling south a right turn does not exist. Additionally the turns<br>from Diamond to Grant are non-revenue and not electrified are they.<br><br>What about an inbound 87-line? It could turn onto 11th but the switch to<br>Grant is non-revenue, not electrified isn't it. Again, there is no right turn<br>from Grant.<br><br>There may be a detour for whatever reason. For a 64-line car that could be<br>Diamond, Grant, 4th and back outbound. Incidentally, this date is a<br>Thursday.<br><br>It seems the article
raises far more questions than it answers doesn't it.<br>Much may be lost in translation to 'news.' While one would hope otherwise<br>a story like this does not require facts to make an interesting read does it.<br><br><br>Phil<br><br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 5/13/13, Barry, Matthew R <i><mrb190@pitt.edu></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Barry, Matthew R <mrb190@pitt.edu><br>Subject: [PRCo] Lost Motorman December 19, 1957<br>To: "Western PA Trolley discussion (pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org)" <pittsburgh-railways@dementix.org><br>Date: Monday, May 13, 2013, 8:05 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">There should have been a Kingston Trio ballad written about him and his streetcar.<br><br>Matt<br><br>Url : <a href="http://mailman.dementix.org/pipermail/pittsburgh-railways/attachments/20130513/e0697791/attachment.jpe"
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