Pgh. Mail List -- 40-Mt..Washington Revival

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

Jim Holland wrote:

>         MSR had some well-heeled participants who had power in such places as
> Bechtel which also helped.

Must be... they seem too darn arrogant to answer Charlie Brown's
inquiries. Powerful people we need. But if they wish to distance
themselves from the "common" railfan or mass transit advocate, I'd hate
to see such a group in Pittsburgh. Ken J. 
>         There may be people on this list who have the contacts, expertise,
> time, information, experience,  --  all the above, any one of the above,
> or a combination of the above or know people with such  --  and all it
> takes is someone with organizational skills to get something going.  It
> is definitely within the realm of possibility  --  whether or not it is
> probable depends more on a positive attitude to face the multitude of
> challenges such a project would bring.
>         Organization is needed with a definite detailed plan so something
> concrete could be offered to the public.  And with the internet, getting
> support might be relatively easy.
> 
>         San Francisco was fortunate in that much of the track was in place but
> a major rebuilding was necessary.  With Arlington double tracked and
> possibly the connection to Carson and Smithfield still available, Pgh
> has a very good start.  Still think it would be a good idea to have a
> viaduct over the current SHJ to avoid conflict with regular operations
> but it would be much cheaper just to cut into the current tracks to go
> to Mt.-Washington.  The whole line needn't be rebuilt; just the key
> inner part.  Cars could be based at a small yard near SHJ.
>         San Francisco had the fortune of being standard gauge so cars from
> around the world could be brought in.  Any historic operation in Pgh.
> would need to be PA-broad gauge to use Arlington.
>         So just in this short space we can pick up some of the challenges that
> will need to be faced and also realize that for every person who
> supports this, there could be several who will oppose it.
>         Community support is needed - certainly the business association of
> Mt.-Washington could see the advantages; understand that is a very nice
> *gas-light* district with horse and buggy.  Need some trolleycars to
> complement those carriages.
>         Don't dismiss this as a pipe-dream - anything is possible - it will be
> made more probable as people participate.
> 
> James B. Holland
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