The mystery track:

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:

> OK folks where is this???
> http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/kjpgh114.jpg

> It looks like that route 4 mystery track to me.  If so then why are those
> PCCs parked there?  Is route 40 closed by this time?

	The PCCs are parked on the former 40 line and the work car in the
foreground is on the stub leading from the 40 line which Ed had
identified as the original alignment of the track to lead to the yard in
the very early 1900s when there were only 3-tracks outside the barn
instead of the latter day 6-tracks.  When the alignment was changed to
allow for 6-storage tracks, then the alignment of the service lines was
changed to the present configuration!
	The picture thus has to be dated after September of 1966 when the 40
line closed.  And from the URL this is one of the pictures posted by
*Our-Ken* on Dave's website.  Ken acquired the Roberta Hill collection
which dates from about 1960 forward with  m-a-n-y  ({[pat]}) photos so
the picture does fit that time frame!

James B. Holland
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