<div dir="ltr">I took Dick Bowker to Johnstown with me more than 20 years about for the release of the book about the Johnson Rail manufacturing; There was a lecture in the Lee Hospital auditorium.<br><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Holland, James B. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:PRCoPCC@p-r-co.com" target="_blank">PRCoPCC@p-r-co.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Enclosed are a drawing and photo of "Tram" Track used by PRCo about<br>
18??-1916 that allowed wagons to run on the ledge. Sharp curves still<br>
had raised-girder-guard; I do not know how wagons navigated that. I<br>
have not found the reason for referring to this style track as "tram"<br>
unless it was a term imported from European track nomenclature.<br>
<br>
"On the Avenue, Fifth Avenue"... is the location of this Tram Track on<br>
PRCo in 1909 with Delivery-Wagon making use of same::<br>
<<a href="http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=dc_su;op2=Or;rgn2=dc_su;op3=Or;rgn3=dc_su;op4=Or;rgn4=dc_su;op5=Or;rgn5=dc_su;xc=1;g=imls;q1=railroad%20stations;q2=train%20stations;q3=passenger%20station;q4=street%20railroads;q5=inclines;size=20;c=hpicasc;c=hpicchatham;c=hpiccma;c=hpiccmnh;c=hpichswp;c=hpicmonroeville;c=hpicnpl;c=hpicoakmont;c=hpicphlf;c=hpicpitcairn;c=hpicpoi" target="_blank">http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=dc_su;op2=Or;rgn2=dc_su;op3=Or;rgn3=dc_su;op4=Or;rgn4=dc_su;op5=Or;rgn5=dc_su;xc=1;g=imls;q1=railroad%20stations;q2=train%20stations;q3=passenger%20station;q4=street%20railroads;q5=inclines;size=20;c=hpicasc;c=hpicchatham;c=hpiccma;c=hpiccmnh;c=hpichswp;c=hpicmonroeville;c=hpicnpl;c=hpicoakmont;c=hpicphlf;c=hpicpitcairn;c=hpicpoi</a><br>
ntpark;c=hpicpso;c=hpicrsc;c=hpicusc;back=back1409703566;subview=detail;resnum=82;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;cc=hpicasc;entryid=x-715.091160.cp;viewid=091160CP.TIF><br>
<br>
TramGirder_02-JaybirdPatent-lq.jpg<br>
<br>
TramGirder_03-JaybirdPatent-lq.jpg<br></blockquote><div><br>--<br></div><div>Daria<br> <br></div></div></div></div>