[PRCo] Re: Fineview roadway

[mrb190]

Boy, you got that right, Bob!  All of these shots seem like they were taken
recently!  In fact, we had weather very much like the weather depicted here,
today!

Crisp photographs!

Matt

Bob Rathke wrote:

> Much of the outbound trackage on 21-Fineview was on concrete or Belgian
> block "roadway" just slightly wider than an automobile's wheels.  See
> <http://gelwood.railfan.net/other/lightrail/pat-1678br.jpg> which I took
> of car 1678 at the Channel 11 stop on the last day - 4/30/66.
>
> The last 1/4-mile of the outbound line, just before turning to the
> Charles St. layover,  was on a paved road surface, although the trolleys
> ran on the left side of the street here.  See
> <http://gelwood.railfan.net/other/lightrail/pat-1697ar.jpg>.  I took
> this photo as it was starting to snow on 4/2/66.  The trolley is about
> to turn right, then left  (a kind of an "S" curve) onto Charles St.; the
> East St. Bridge is to the right of that intersection.
>
> If they were on time, most 21-Fineview cars laid over at Charles St.,
> then went inbound on Perrysville Ave. which was the 8-Perrysville line.
> For a view of 1678 at the layover stop, see
> <http://gelwood.railfan.net/other/lightrail/pat-1678ar.jpg>.  This photo
> was taken on the last evening of trolley service (4/30/66), and was
> 1678's second-last run on Fineview.  Note that the car is not too
> crowded - the last run was SRO.
>
> 35 years ago!  It seems like it was just last month.
>
> Bob 4/17/01