28--Heidelberg

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Vigrass, Bill wrote:
> 
> The list of routes is interesting.  I recall that on my first visit to PRC
> in 1944 that the Heidelberg line was a shuttle but it ran some distance on
> Main Street beyond the junction.  We rode 27 Carnegie.  The next time I
> visited PRC probably 1947, Heidelberg had PCC's and ran through.  Progress!
> But where was the shuttle end of line?  The track map shows no crossovers so
> I would assume it was at the car house.  Izzat correct?    Bill Vigrass

	Let's make a little conjecture:

	The 29 Thornburg was a shuttle that operated from the outer end to the
junction with the 30 at Noble or Union (the map is not clear).  The 29
line was just *down the street* from Ingram Car House but did not go to
the Car House.

	Thus, the 28 Heidelberg *probably* operated from the outer terminal to
the junction with the 27 at Main and return - thus no need for a
crossover - just change ends and go back.  The 1949 ERA map shows that
the looop at the outer end of Heidelberg was new in 1945.  Think I have
some photos of its construction but they have not been added to my photo
albums yet so I can't immediately locate them!

James B. Holland
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