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<blockquote cite="mid:5407573F.2090500@P-R-Co.Com" type="cite">On
2014-09-03 14:00, Holland, James B. wrote:<br>
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Enclosed is a copy of the LIBRARY Schedule the day after service
to Charleroi Terminated. Apparently the Castle Shannon service
continues -- whether or not interlined with Library I do not
know at this point. Washington service is hourly with hourly
cars from Drake wye near Walthers stop, drake cars 30-min after
a Washington car, by schedule. <br>
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Castle Shannon had Owl service as well -- those times marked
with an asterisk* left IB from Castle Shannon or OB to Castle
Shannon from downtown Pgh. <br>
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Castle Shannon cars used the 38-Mt.Lebanon outbound in the
morning rush and inbound in the evening rush to lessen
congestion through the single track. The two extra sidings
(McKinley Park and Edgebrook) were added "about this time" but
may not have been installed by the time Washington Interurban
service ended late-August-1953. <br>
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On Wed Sep 3 17:16:22 EDT 2014, Dwight Long dwightlong at
verizon.net wrote:<br>
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I am pretty sure that the rush hour cars diverted from the 37
routing used 42/38 rather than traversing West Liberty Avenue.
But I would not make book on this point!<br>
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Dwight</blockquote>
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Hi, Dwight!<br>
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That IS an emphatic negative! The IB-Dormont Jct. turnout from 38
to 42 line was Not Electrified until the 42/38 started 24-hour
operation on "Saturdays only;" it had previously been Owl only.
This is about 1962 without checking files. The 38-Mt.Lebanon was
still operating so an electric turnout was needed. This was in
anticipation of abandoning the 38-line for TrolleyCars as the
portion of Truck-Route-19 was to be upgraded between Dormont Jct and
Brookline Jct.<br>
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I lived right here. I used to go to the wye in the PM rush Just To
Watch The Interurban cars come through on the 38-line. If attending
'then P.R.M.A.' meeting downtown, I always went to the 42-wye and
watched for an Interurban on the 38-line. Several times I rode one
in on the 38-Mt.Lebanon as far as SHJ and transferred to continue
the trip.<br>
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Attached is a photo of 1703 at SHJ ready for vault pull displaying
38-line but it was not uncommon for the motormen to display an
interurban route when using the 38. "Lemonade Squeeze" or Railroad
Nails is selling PRCo prints // negs showing Interurbans IB at
Dormont Jct. clearly on the 38-line.<br>
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Pg.083 of Harold Smith's book, Touring Pgh by Trolley, shows 1619 IB
on the 38-line at Dormont Jct well IB of the switch to the 42-line.
Another photo of a 1700-series Interurban IB on W.Liberty near
Potomac is possibly in the archives for this list but IS floating
around my files somewhere -- part of Roberta Hill collection --
again, returning to the barn and diverted to the 38-line because of
congestion on the single track through Overbrook.<br>
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Equipment was segregated well into the pat years -- Interurbans for
their lines with city car use ONLY if interurban cars not
available. It was Very Rare for an interurban to be in service on
city lines until well into pat years when equipment availability was
low.<br>
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Once the 42/38 became 24-hours_X_365 -- then the interurban cars
used the 42/38 as a run-around both directions, AM and PM.<br>
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Jim<br>
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