[PRCo] Re: 1500s at TUNNEL CH

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!!

> John F Bromley wrote:

> Re comment of 1500s on Interurbans below, I am, as I write this, looking at
> a negative of 1545 on semi-interurban (in nature) 37 SHANNON taken Friday
> Oct 31, 1947, arriving northbound on at the junction on the bridge over
> Warrington Av.

	Please note that I did Not say that this did Not happen  --  just that I don't have photo
records of it.   The 12s were quite popular as trippers on the interurbans   ---   after
all, 1225, 1230, and 1278 were outfitted with the experimental B3s which were designated
for interurban service (the trucks  --  the photo of 1225 by John Froyd is at
Kennywood(:->).)

	But from all appearances, there was only a small number of 15s at Tunnel and for a short
period of time.

> Just for amusement and nothing to do with 1500s I'm also looking at a photo
> of 1233 signed SHANNON but with a LIBRARY sign pasted to the front of the
> car under the door-side front windshield, taken July 1952, available from RR
> Av Enterprises catalog, Photo PN-12641.

	Yes  --  I have photos of 1240 as a Shannon tripper with a temporary front destination
sign of black letters on white!   Think Tom Phillips has given us details on the use of
various classes of PCCs used as trippers on the interurbans.

	And during County Fair Days when cars to W. Library would operate every couple minutes,
just about anything could be found in service here.  11s, 12s, 14s, etc.

	And I have a photo meet of two city 16s at Bon Air during 1951--1953 time frame, in
snow!   The one coming toward the photographer is a Shannon tripper; can't see the
northbound destination obviously!(:->)


> JFB
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Holland" <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 2:45 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1500s at TUNNEL CH
> 
> > > John F Bromley wrote:
> >
> > > I NEVER thought that any 1500s were ever assigned to
> > > Tunnel CH, yet I have just seen three negs in a row
> > > of 1540-series cars on Routes 50, 44 or 48
> > > (can't tell which) and 37 SHANNON.
> >
> > The life of 15s assigned to Tunnel was quite short--lived.   From best I
> can tell, this
> > happened from delivery of the 15s until the advent of the 16s or shortly
> thereafter.
> > Have photos of several different 15s on 40-line, 49-line, 47 and a couple
> others.   Don't
> > have photos of 15s on the interurbans.   And of course, as barns closed in
> the very late
> > 1950s and into the 1960s, Tunnel did get 15s  --  but I don't really count
> that!(:->)
> >
> > 50-Carson might have been based at Craft or Carrick for a while  --  some
> of the turns at
> > Smithfield and Carson were not added until after the war and not too long
> before the
> > 32-line ceased.   Even the turns for the 32-line to and from the tunnel to
> W-Carson were
> > added after the war.   The photos I have of 15s on 50-Carson in the
> 1945-1950 period are
> > very low number 15s, not above about 1516.   The 15s at tunnel were in the
> high 1540s!
> >
> > John   ---   what book is this that you are going to put onto CD with
> 2,500--photos
> > ---   PITTSBURGH???!!!(:->)  No, TORONTO (1861 to yesterday)
> >

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