[PRCo] Re: Trolley wire fences

[Bob Rathke]

I suspect that the wire fences were used over mainline railroad tracks, not
tracks that had only occasional rail service.

Bob 11/30/03

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From: "Derrick J Brashear" <shadow at dementia.org>
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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 12:41 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Trolley wire fences


> Incidentally, while headed through Pitcairn today I remembered that a
> brick yard siding crossed Broadway (PA 130, the road paralleling and/or
> containing the trolley line between Wilmerding and Trafford) at the west
> end of Pitcairn.
>
> I have no evidence, but I'm guessing one of these guards was not in place
> over the siding. There are probably other such exceptions around the area
> (assuming I'm right about this one)
>
>