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

[Fred Schneider]

Should we tell them that all through the late 1950s and early 1960s Jim Shuman
subscribed to the Post Gazette, read it daily, clipped it, and filed the
clippings in a notebook.  I should have xeroxed the entire file when I had it,
but at least I read it and summarized it.  (You should go after that notebook
for the library.)

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> >