[PRCo] Re: One Hundred Years Ago, March 14, 1902

[John Swindler]

It looks so familiar, but can't place.  First impression was Mt. Oliver, but 
if was to make a wild guess, would ask others what was the track layout like 
on route 40 Mt. Washington???

The inbound and outbound tracks were about a block apart in vicinity of 
Shiloh and Grandview.  So is this a fantrip car (person in front door) 
inbound on rt. 40 turning into Shiloh??  I think it was single track on 
Shiloh for couple blocks.

The inbound rt. 40 car would turn off Grandview about 4-5 blocks short of 
incline, then parallel Grandview couple blocks to south, and would come up a 
steep grade to reach Shiloh, as picture indicates.  I think someone on the 
list grew up in that area.   Who has a track map handy??

John


>From: "John F Bromley" <johnfbromley at rogers.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>CC: "Swindler John" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: One Hundred Years Ago, March 14, 1902
>Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:10:38 -0500
>
>
>This probably should be obvious but it's giving me fits - two single track
>lines, one up a grade (left with the car) presumably unidirectional, 
>merging
>into one single track on a very narrow street.  Assuming it's not a charter
>off-route with a fake sign, I can't figure it out from either of the track
>maps available based on the 77/54 routings. Is that a church? John Swindler
>and Ed Lybarger, you're the experts - what say you?.
>
>.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matt Barry" <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:30 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: One Hundred Years Ago, March 14, 1902
>
>
> > I thought I had read somewhere that there was a route running from 62nd
> > street loop to Carson Stree, 30th street loop.
> >
> > PAT has gone back to these old pratices, in a way, by having routes run,
> > fro instance from Highland Park, through town, to Bellevue.
> >
> > And speaking of 77/54, does anyone know this locale?
> >
> > http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/kjpgh122.jpg
> >
> >
> > John F Bromley wrote:
> >
> > >Well, it ain't a perfect world.
> > >
> > >The 1926 guide shows no Route 77 in existence, not does it acknowledge
> > >LARIMER as a separate route (but see below).  It does have Route 54
>FORBES &
> > >CARRICK, from "Forbes at Brady Sts, thence over 22nd St Bridge, Sidney, 
>S
> > >19th St, Mary, S 18th Sts, Brownsville Ave through Carrick to 
>Brentwood."
> > >
> > >And it has Route 59 FORBES & CARRICK "same as Route 54 to Crailo St 
>only.
> > >
> > -- Trailing quotes stripped by Listar --
> >
> >
>
>


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