Drake Loop In-Service Info

[Edward H. Lybarger]

I've heard this about the Sewickley installation.  Owing to the topography
at Drake, I'm certain that only a portion of anything could have been reused
there!  Will look at the track sketches and see if anything is there.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Jim Holland
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 3:02 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: Re: Drake Loop In-Service Info


Greetings!

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:
>
> Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> >
> > There was an inquiry some time back, I believe, about the date Drake
Loop
> > was placed in service.  The PRCo record shows this as being September
25,
> > 1953.
>
> Was it in Dr. Fred's book I read the Route 23 loop was removed and
> reinstalled at Drake?  Ken J.

	Yes  --  *PCC From Coast to Coast* pg 174, first photo caption.

> P.S.- What was operator's badge number when 1724 made that historic
> trip? :-)

	Don't know.  Assume 1724 was the first car around the loop (*if* that
was brought out in previous messages, I haven't received them.  ISP
claims mail is spooled as a result of a prior problem, and this ever
since Wednesday!)

	DO know that 1714 was below the Drake bridge on the loop when the trio
of PERC (aka PRMA - PTM) trolleycars crossed the bridge enroute to their
new home at County Home Siding on the Washington line - Sunday,
07-Feb-1954.

James B. Holland
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