[PRCo] Re: Substation

Kenneth Josephson kjosephson at sprintmail.com
Sun Jun 10 23:29:39 EDT 2001


Follow the feeder cables to the far right of the photo. Are they going into that
building, or just turning the corner?

Jim Holland wrote:

> http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/wvp53.htm
>
>         PRCo--maybe!  Don't know.  Don't know that we see a substation.  Steel
> mills back there!!
>
>         Location is on Grant btwn Liberty and 7th.  Looped Grant, 7th,
> Smithfield, Liberty, Grant using the trolleycar hot wire with an extra
> ground wire strung.
>
>         Have a photo of a SF-trolley coach, in SF colors, in East-Pgh. for
> another demo about 1946--1950!

I'll buy a copy or swap you an 8 X 10 from the better images in the Hill
collection. I have to go and get some images enlarged for Matt. I can get an extra
for you in trade.

Ken





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