[PRCo] Re: Headway__Recorders

Jim Holland pghpcc at postoffice.pacbell.net
Sat Mar 2 16:13:20 EST 2002


Good Morning!

> "Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> West Penn had phones at the sidings and probably other points as well.

	PRCo also had phones at selected locations.   In Charleroi days, the
following locations had wayside phones:::::::

	Boggs, Bon Air, Smith, Oak, Frederick St., Elwyn, Cooley, Castle
Shannon, Washington Jct., Brightwood, Latimer, West Library, McChain,
McNary, Union Valley, Finleyville Bank, Lanks, Crookham, Riverview
Siding, Riverview Sub, Pine St., 7th St., First-St., Black Diamond Jct,
Eldora Park, Summit (not a car stop), Bridge #3, Bridge #2, Lockview,
Charleroi Car House, Mapleview Siding, Belle Vernon Siding, Allenport
Siding, Roscoe, and Roscoe Loop.

	Rember the one at Bon Air in the 1950s - it was used when 1723 derailed
here.

>> Harold Geissenheimer wrote:::::::

>> In a non-electronic era, The Harmony Short Line bus system kept track of its
>> buses manually!.......

>> On long suburban lines into Pittsburgh North Hills, there were phones at
>> isolated garages where drivers reported (Wildwood, Warrendale, Oakmont)
>> as well as phones enroute.  All of these phones were direct Bell private
>> lines.  They perhaps had their roots with the West Penn IF WEST PENN HAD
>> PHONES.

	Sorry, Listar, can't cut above!!!!!!!!!!!

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