[PRCo] Santa Barbara Siding

Macmarka at cs.com Macmarka at cs.com
Tue Nov 12 12:13:39 EST 2002


  I'm looking at a photo of PAT 1703 at Santa Barbara Siding that Bob Rathke 
sent me. The car is on the straight portion of the siding headed towards the 
photographer. The passing siding is on the right. Towards the end/beginning 
of the siding is a path leading from the track then running parallel to the 
line just to the right of the signal.   Here's where the confusion lies.  The 
PRMA map of 1959(my Bible when it comes to PRCo trackage) shows the siding on 
the left heading inbound. I just reviewed the TGM video and it shows the 
siding on the right heading inbound. Either the PRMA map or the narrative in 
the video is incorrect. I double checked the PRMA map and it correctly shows 
the Brookside Siding to the right heading inbound. I know you can't see the 
photo(Bob can), but if you look at the PRMA map then the TGM video(the 
inbound trip on the Drake line), they dispute each other. This is driving me 
nuts, as I like to correctly label my photos. Can someone please resove this 
for me? Bottom line:  Was the Santa Barbara passing siding on the right or 
left heading inbound? Thanks!                                                   
                                        Mark McGuire




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