[PRCo] Re: Phones

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

> "Fred W. Schneider III" wrote:

> I have photographs during fair week that prove that the remaining tracks
> at Castle Shannon Yard were used to lay up fair cars.  There is another
> question that goes with this ... did operators lay over all day or did
> they go back to their respective divisions.  I have no answer.

	Have seen photos which  *seem*  to be CS with several PCCs there.   Sure
they weren't kept there on a permanent basis but understand that the tracks
could be used for special events.   The tracks were, after all, those of
PRCo!

> .......But the [CS] yard continued to be used as a base for interurban
> maintenance of way equipment (M212, M127, M551, M555, M517, F7, F9)
> until 1953.  There were still a goodly number of unused tracks.

	Oh yes - many photographs to document this as well.

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James B. Holland

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