Drake Loop In-Service Info

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Absolutely fascinating - the politics behind everything!

	By the way, must be a bitter cold or snowy weekend back there - don't
ever remember seeing you on the net on the weekend!

Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> 
> West Library Loop was built half with county funds to service fair patrons.
> The agreement called for PRCo to give half of the scrap value back to the
> county if it was abandoned.  I'm sure they didn't want to get into any kind
> of dispute over its use, so they built the new one and left the old one in
> place.
> 
> -----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 7:07 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: Re: Drake Loop In-Service Info
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> 
> > Haven't yet found start and stop dates for the nearby wye, but to anticipate
> > the next question, Simmons Loop opened at 8:48 a.m. on June 29, 1953, with
> > car 1721.
> 
>         I have often wondered why they didn't just use West Library loop rather
> than to build another loop a mile away!  Simmons is certainly closer to
> that bustling town of Library so it may have been the service focus
> again, like Drake Loop as opposed to Drake Wye.  Highly commendable if
> this is the case!
> 
>         And while we are at it, do you know the last cars to use Drake and
> Simmons loops under PRCo authority before PAT took over?  What about the
> last PRCo cars to use Clearview, Dormont-wye, Castle-Shannon loop, 53
> and 77/54 loop, 44 line, 48-loop, 39-loop, 21-line, Wilmerding loop,
> Tioga Loop, . . . . . . . . . . . . . <VVVVVVVVBG>!!!

James B. Holland
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