[PRCo] Re: 84 Larimer

[John Swindler]

Ahaa, yes, the 1161 fantrip.  Your right, Jim.

I remember this fantrip as being a farewell trip over 94, 95 and 96.  And as 
with most PERC fantrips of that era, one of the first orders of business at 
the start was to install a special rollsign.  That accounts for the 84 
Larimer headsign in photo.

I always thought the reason for the special rollsigns was to include some 
special destinations for the fantrip such as:  "FARE - $4.50" or "84 
Larimer", etc.  Only much later concluded that it was to have available the 
routes covered by the fantrip. After all, it was a time when fantrips would 
cover routes operated from several different car houses.

The shoo-fly on Library was for removal of the wooden trestle just south of 
.....  I want to say Mesta.  There was a highway traffic clearance problem.  
May have also been a safety concern with driver sight lines at intersection 
on east side of trestle, but I only remember the low clearance under the 
trestle.

Jim - didn't the Library cars have to wait for a special signal to cross the 
new highway grade crossing after removal of the trestle???

John



>From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 84 Larimer
>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:25:40 -0800
>
>James B. Holland wrote:
>
> > No!
> >
> > This was a fantrip operation. 84 *may* have seen PCCs in Very Early
> > Days -- and very possibly WW2 if equipment was available.
>
>
>The chart of routes operated with PCCs included on pgs.168-169 of PCC
>Coast To Coast does Not include the 84-Larimer but Does include the
>81-Atwood.
>
> > Here is information on the PRMA fantrip (or was it still PERC at this
> > time??!!):::::::
> >
> > 1960.04.24 1161 PRCo "Springtime Trolley Ramble" Monongahela Incline,
> > 85, 82, 96, 95, 94, 75, 64, 49, 48, 40, 36, 38A, 38, 42.
> >
> >
> > Jim__Holland
> >
> >
> >
> > Matt Barry wrote:
> >
> >> Was the 84 Larimer carline still operating in April 1960? And was it a
> >> through-line to town?
> >>
> >> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp425.htm
> >
>
>