[PRCo] Re: Fwd: [Pgh trolley list]/ new book

[Edward H. Lybarger]

It's a shame that none of these writers feels it necessary to read the local
newspapers before pretending to know things.  YOU CANNOT DO A VALID,
COMPLETE HISTORY WITHOUT KNOWING HOW THE COMPANY FIT INTO ITS COMMUNITY!
Context is everything!

Ed

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
Edward G. Skuchas
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:42 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: [Pgh trolley list]/ new book


So that is the third or fourth in the making?  A one or two volume set is
coming from an Ohio author.

Ed

> From: Mark McGuire <macmarka at netzero.net>
> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:13:12 GMT
> To: Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Fwd: [Pgh trolley list]/ new book
>
>
> Evidently another new Pittsburgh book in the making fellas.  The
> author, Roger DuPius, has a website that I saw way back when. He's
> looking for some photos. Unfortunately, I can't help him with earlier
> material as most(if not all) of the photos I have are copywrighted.
> Anyone interested in helping can contact Roger. His e-mail address is
> included with this forwarded post.
>
> Mark
>
> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Received: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 08:35:04 PM EDT
> From: "DuPuis, Roger" <rdupuis at ithaca.gannett.com>
> To: "Alan Gryfe" <agryfe at usa.net>
> Subject: Pgh trolley list
>
> Alan,
>
> I thought I'd pass along a list of the Pittsburgh photos I'm seeking for
my
> book. Obviously, I know this is a tall order -- and likely more than any
one
> person is likely to have in their collection. I'm just getting the word
out.
> Here goes:
>
> 1950s
> 1.) Any pictures of the West End lines, if possible (i.e. those which
closed
> in 1959)
> 2.) A good view of "Queen Mary" car 1600, which burned in 1955.
> 3.) A good pre-rebuilding shot of 1630 (had ventilator hump on roof).
>
> 1960s
> 1.) Geographical coverage. My goal is to get 5-10 pics each from DOWNTOWN,
> NORTH SIDE, SOUTH SIDE/SOUTH HILLS and EAST END.
> 2.) Any good carhouse shots.
> 3.) PCC scrapping photos.
>
> 1970s-80s
> 1.) Rebuilt (4000) series cars in all color schemes (PAT stripes as well
as
> the early red and white version)
> 2.) 1700s in the late PAT yellow/white and PAT stripes scheme
> 3.) Late shots of the 1600s (incl. 1700-series rebuilds)
> 4.) Late shots of advertising/special scheme cars
> 5.) A good view of the Triple Treat car
> 6.) LRV-style PCC rebuilds
> 7.) Car 1713 in its Pittsburgh Railways 1980s re-paint scheme
> 8.) Any good views of PCCs leaving the upper mouth of the  Mount
Washington
> tunnel both before and after the tunnel rebuild
> 9.) Any good views of PCCs operating alongside buses on the busway portion
of
> the Overbrook line
> 10.) Any good view of PCCs operating on the sections of Overbrook where
the
> tracks were buckled and wavy.
>
> Thanks. Still probing a few publishers. They all want to see photo
samples,
> which is why I am sending out inquiries to collectors all over the place.
>
> Roger DuPuis II
> City and Town of Ithaca/Environment reporter
> The Ithaca Journal
> 123 W. State St.
> Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
> Phone: (607) 274-9246
> Fax: (607) 272-4248
>