[PRCo] Re: 7--Charles

[Jim Holland]

> Bob Rathke wrote:

> IF the previous trackwork at Perrysville and Charles allowed outbound 8-Perrysville
> cars to turn at Charles St. and return downtown via route 7, then it would be a
> kind of "great circle" routing something like 10/15

> By the way, the 1959 PRC map (available from PTM) is a great resource for getting
> everyone oriented to the trackwork and general locale when questions like this come
> up.

> Bob 5/19/01

BOB::	THANKS  for the thoughts Concerning the intersection of the
9-Charles St Transfer with Perrysville.
	Of course, I checked the PRMA map in addition to the ERA maps of 1946
and 1949 before making my initial observation about the
Charles//Perrysville intersection on line, but the intersection is
difficult to discern.  Will have to study them more closely later - much
later!
	The intersection would also have to allow for outbound 7-9-line cars to
turn right to make it a real balloon route!

	ALSO::	the PTM calendars are super resources for historical information
in both picture and word form.

	D2on G indicated that as early as 1950, PRCo had rerouted the 7-line to
loop 6th, Penn, Stanwyx, Fort Duquesne.  But I have a photo of 1780 at
the outer terminal displaying 7-Charles & PA Sta. dated 1952.07.06. 
This is from Railroad Avenue Enterprizes and while photo dates can be
ambiguous, all their dates have seemed realistic.  Do you have any info,
Bob, on when the 7-line dropped the PRR station as its downtown loop?

-- 
James B. Holland

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