[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh&CastleShannon

[John Swindler]

Try these sites for information on both the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon 
(Overbrook line) and Pittsburgh Southern (Drake line and 38A).


http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/4324/trains.html


http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/4324/ps.html


http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/4324/pcs.html


The following have information with photos of the Overbrook line.


http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/Pittsburgh/Drake/

http://cs1.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/Pittsburgh/LightRail/


Hope the addresses work

Enjoy

John




>From: "Fred W. Schneider III" <fschnei at supernet.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh&CastleShannon
>Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:27:12 -0400
>
>
>George Hilton authored within the last ten years a rather costly survey
>tome on all of the narrow gauge railroads in the United States.  Both
>the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon and the Pittsburgh Southern are
>included in that book.  Photos are limited, if not by availability, then
>by the limited interest the line has.  I've only seen three pictures ...
>the common photo of the train on the hillside south of South Hills
>Junction, a builders photo of a locomotive, and an appraisal photo of
>Tunnel Carhouse with one of their coaches used as an outbuilding
>appearing in the foreground.
>
>Fred Schneider
>
>Macmarka at cs.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello all!  Being that I am a great fan of the Overbrook line, does 
>anyone
> > know where one might find any information about the Pittsburgh& Castle
> > Shannon railroad? Anything with photos also? Any and all feedback on 
>this
> > would be greatly appreciated.
> >                                         Best regards,
> >                                                     Mark A. McGuire
>


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