[PRCo] Re: Route 9

[Donald Galt]

On 19 May 01, at 20:11, Bob Rathke wrote:

> 
> Thanks, Fred.  This would explain the rail connecting
> outbound Perrysville Avenue to Charles St. - but no overhead
> wire - as seen in the 8/31/47 photo at
> <http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/kjpgh300.htm>. 
> This track is not shown on the 1959 PERC map, implying that
> route 9-Perrysville/Charles may have operated pre-1920.

I'm not convince that we can see such a Perrysville Ave. - Charles 
Street curve in this picture. Everybody take another look.

I can add this:

My city topographic map (Sheet 46) is dated 1937, and shows 
exactly the same track arrangement at this intersection as the 
PTM map, i.e. double track through on Perrysville, double-track 
curve from route 9 north to Perrysville, curves from route 21 to 
Perrysville in both directions. If there was no south-to-west 
connection from Perrysville to Charles in 1937, I think it highly 
unlikely that there was one in 1947.

Don