1731 on 21-Fineview

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Thanks, Robert!  Still looks more mid-western than Pgh.  Have vague
memories of some somewhat level spots on the 21-line but none this long!
	Pg.106 of *PA-Trolleys in Color Vol-3 shows 1708 on Henderson, I
believe, and I have other photos of 17s here, but all fantrips.  PCC
1731 certainly wasn't a service car in spite of its destination sign
because it is Westinghouse and not GE - or had Keating been closed by
this time and sent to SHJ - in that cast, anything could have run up
here!

brathke at juno.com wrote:

> I've got news for everyone - this photo of 1731 IS on 21-Fineview.

> It was taken on the downgrade just north of the Channel 11 studios (large
> building visible through the trees above the PCC).  Outbound, the line
> reached the summit of the hill near the TV studios and behind the garage
> building in the background, then started twisting downhill toward the
> camera, and the East St. Bridge and the Charles St. layover point.

> In 1965-66, I took numerous photos at the location shown in this photo of
> 1731, and I just compared some of my slides to this website view to
> confirm the location.

> The 1731 has a route 68 sign, so it must have been a fantrip.  This is
> the only photo I've ever seen of a 1700 on Fineview.

> Bob 4/1

> > To: PRCo -- WP -- JTC -- The Big *3* --
> > <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: March 31, 2000 6:49:52 AM GMT
> > Subject: More  photo  identifications

> > Greetings!

> > http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/wvp255.htm - where?  The photo
> > caption says 21-line but this is entirely too flat!  Can't make out
> > destination but it appears to be 68 which was long gone in 1962.02.05,
> > the listed date for the photo - possibly a railfan charter.  Except for
> > the trolleycar, it doesn't even look like Pgh!

James B. Holland
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