[PRCo] Re: 84 Larimer

[James B. Holland]

John Swindler wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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


Yes, quite a wait for the green light at this location.       And 
another grade crossing traffic signal was installed further out not far 
from King's School  --  believe it was the next stop IB.

Didn't get a postcard, John!!!!!!!

Jim__Holland



>> 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
>>>