[PRCo] Re: TC on Grant???????

[Bob Rathke]

Richard DeArmond says that the trolley bus demonstration in Pittsburgh occurred
from September 28 to October 11, 1936; Pittsburgh took another look at TCs in 1949,
but there's no indication of a demnstration in that year. (Could the 1936
demonstation have been an attempt to steal some business from PRC's planned
purchase of PCCs?)

The 1936 TC route was eastbound on Liberty, westbound on Grant, northbound on 7th
Avenue, and then to Liberty (via Smithfield?).

Richard's trolley bus website has three photos of the 1936 demonstation line,
including a photo of the TC beside a PRC trolley.  See:
<http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/morph/Pittsburgh.photo.htm>.

Bob 6/11/01

PS - Someone mentioned the feeder cables along the street and noted that in the far
right corner of the photo, they angle to the left.  I believe this cable angle
follows the turn around the sharp curve from Liberty (eastbound) to Grant
(westbound).  Take another look.

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Jim Holland wrote:

> > Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
>
> > I believe that stack was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's facilities.
> > The view is not on Grant Street as has been postulated.  The view is clearly
> > on Liberty Avenue looking east.  Note the presence of the White Tower and
> > the absence of the Federal Reserve Bank branch and the Greyhound Terminal.
>
> > http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/wvp53.htm
>
>         Had to do a double-take and recheck the photo.  If we are looking east,
> that means the TC is heading West - toward the Point - and it did not
> run that way.  The TC would have to run east on Liberty.
>         And the Parking Ramp for Greyhound would be high in the immediate
> background, and it is absent.
>         The White Tower would be in the corner of the intersection near where
> the 44-line would turn from 11th to Liberty.
>         AND.......  part of the Greyhound ramp might be visible just above the
> heads of the people standing between the auto and the front of the TC.
> Can you see the railing there?
>         Still believe that this is on Grant just beyond Liberty.
>
> --
> James B. Holland