[PRCo] Re: October and stripping

[Edward H. Lybarger]

This is guard rail.  It was used across all trestles, the idea being that a
derailed car would stay close.  It ended a few feet beyond the bridge
abutments, but I don't know that there was a standard for this.

It hardly seems 28 years ago that I took this picture!  Time flies.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Dietrich,
Robert J.
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:18 PM
To: 'pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org'
Subject: [PRCo] October and stripping


I have two questions.
First to Derrick:  was I asleep when the mad trailing stripper got changed
again.  I noticed that nothing appears after "so n so wrote:" it makes it a
little hard for lazy people like myself to follow threads.
Second to all:  The picture for October in the PTM calendar shows the
Brookside Ave. Viaduct and what appears to be the mystical narrow gauge
track.  I know it can't be the P&CS track because it went the other way.  Is
that guard rail?  Isn't it far from the running rail?  How far from the
bridge does it go?
Thanks.
Bob