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<DIV><FONT size=4>Bob</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Around the time of the installation of the antenna, the
<EM>Pittsburgh Press</EM> on 1 April ran a front page photo showing, AIR, a
50-Carson PCC emerging from the mouth of the Tubes. The antenna was
supposed to represent the trolley wire, I suppose. Perhaps one of our
diligent <EM>Press</EM> researchers can find the issue. It would have been
in the early 50s.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bobrathke@comcast.net
href="mailto:bobrathke@comcast.net">Bob Rathke</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 05 September, 2013 13:02</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] PRCo Deadly Streets</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none; DISPLAY: inline">Ah,
the days when the white tile walls were covered with black exhaust soot and one
out of every three sodium vapor lamps on the ceiling had burned out. <BR>
<BR>The best feature of the Liberty Tunnels was AM radio reception inside the
tubes. During the tunnel improvement project in the mid-1970's, Tydings Co., the
electronics distributor on Liberty Ave., had the contract to install a new
antenna system in the tunnels. <BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR><BR>From:
"Dwight Long" <dwightlong@verizon.net> <BR>To: "Western PA Trolley
discussion" <pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org> <BR>Sent: Thursday,
September 5, 2013 11:18:06 AM <BR>Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRCo Deadly Streets
<BR><BR><BR>Bob <BR><BR>Back in the early 60s (before PAT) especially obnoxious
if one had to be in the proximity of the rear of a Brentwood Murder Lurch “coal
burning” bus! <BR><BR>Dwight <BR><BR>From: BobDietrich <BR>Sent: Thursday, 05
September, 2013 08:48 <BR>To: 'Western PA Trolley discussion' <BR>Subject: Re:
[PRCo] PRCo Deadly Streets <BR>The south portal of the Liberty Tubes was rated
so deadly because it was so <BR>detrimental to the health of the guys who had to
work there. Can you <BR>imagine breathing the exhaust of all those cars
all day on top of the normal <BR>city pollution. <BR><BR>This reminds me of a
stunt I pulled that I'll bet none of you were dumb <BR>enough to do - I rode my
bike through the Tubes one day. We'll I think I <BR>walked it most of the
way. It was back when they still had a sidewalk about <BR>three feet above
the roadway so I was not in the traffic. It still scared <BR>the crap out
of me. <BR><BR>Bob <BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From:
pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org
<BR>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounces@mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of
<BR>Lattner, Raymond <BR>Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 11:12 AM <BR>To:
Western PA Trolley discussion (pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org)
<BR>Subject: [PRCo] PRCo Deadly Streets <BR><BR>Any to add?
<BR><BR>http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/Roads1930/DeadlyRoads.html
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