Derails

[Jim Holland]

Greetings,

	Bob Rathke's observation of a derail switch on the 5 SPRING HILL 
line brought to mind the fact that PRCo had many more such derails.  I 
get the following information from and ERA map corrected to June of 1949:

	1 on 9 St. Charles Transfer heading west
	1 "  "  "  "   "    "    "   ""   " east, (maybe)
	3 on Henderson St, 21 Fineview, trailing point
	1 on Carrie Street, 21 Fineview, trailing point
	1 on Lanark, 21 Fineview, trailing point
	1 outbound on 38, 39, 40, 42 just after leaving interurban tracks 
at SHJ (this one doesn't make sense if it is correct)
	1 inbound 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42 SHJ before tunnel
	2 on Arlington outbound before Brownsville Rd, 48 Arlington, 
trailing point
	1 inbound 44, 48 SHJ before tunnel
	3 on Arlington outbound btwn Carson and Warrington, 49 
Beltzhoover, trailing point
	1 on inbound lead into Carrick Car House, trailing point
	1 on 18th inbound midway btwn Arlington & Sarah, 53 Carrick
	1 Glenwood Car House loop, trailing point?
	2 on Greenvield IB & OB (trailing point) near Irvine, 58 
Greenfield
	2 on Amity north and south bound near eighth, one trailing, 65 
Munhall-Lincoln Place (59 Homeville)
	1 on Fullerton near Bedford, 85 Bedford, trailing point
	1 on Bedford near Fullerton, 85 Bedford, trailing point
	1 on Baker heading northeast, 96 E. Liberty-62nd
	4 on Library Street between Bell and Braddock, 2 each direction, 
2 trailing point

	All derails are facing point unless marked trailing point.  Some 
marked at a Car House (Carrick) might be possible yard track leads.
	Do I count 30 derails?!

-- 
James B. Holland
       PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY (PRCo), June of 1949 -- June of 1953
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