[PRCo] Re: Santa Barbara Siding

[Bob Rathke]

My recollections - and photos prove it - is that the Santa Barbara siding
was on the right, looking inbound.

Bob 11/13/02

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----- Original Message -----
From: <Macmarka at cs.com>
To: <Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:13 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Santa Barbara Siding


>
>   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
>