[PRCo] Re: PRCo Interurbans

[Macmarka at cs.com]

In a message dated 9/22/02 5:13:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
fschnei at supernet.com writes:

<< 
 You answered your own question.  The trestle was a maintenance expense that 
the
 company didn't need, and the area south of Drake was largely farmland in 
1953.
 All those houses we showed you in June between County Line stop and Drake 
stop
 were not there in 1953.
  >>
 Thanks for the response Fred. I was thinking though that couldn't PRCo think 
of a better place to install the loop? Figure they had to place it under an 
existing trestle. Also, the terrain was not the most ideal(the "s" curve and 
the grade leading to the loop). Just wondering if PRCo had other sites in 
mind before they picked Drake.  Why did they not just use the wye?              
                                                            I'm glad it 
turned out the way it did though. I really enjoyed this part of the line. I 
still remember my first ride on the Drake line when I was 11 or 12. Almost 
looked as if we were headed straight into the trees.  I was hooked after 
that.                                                                           
                                                            M. McGuire