[PRCo] Re: Library 1960

[James B. Holland]

Matt Barry wrote:

> Some, maybe most, of you will probably know the location of this shot 
> on the Library line.

> http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp428.htm
>
> Apparently, it was taken when work was being done on the trestle in 
> this shot. What I find interesting and unusual, is that there was 
> actually land around that area for the cars to be detoured!


Yes  --  often rode through this while the bridge was removed and 
replaced with a grade level crossing and eventually with traffic signal 
which made the Interurban wait for considerable time!       Used to make 
the milk run on Sunday mornings with Isadore Reichert who dropped Sunday 
papers at this location  --  so I had company in the Railfan Seat!!!!!!!

This single track was used by both outbound (as in photo here) and 
inbound cars.       A crossover already existed inbound of this location 
so it was easy for inbound cars to get back on the right track  --  one 
was cut in outbound of this location for a similar purpose.

It was Extremely UnNerving once the bridge was gone and the hillside was 
cut out.       Heading outbound a switch was cut into the mainline to 
build this shoofly and immediately beyond the frog the rails of the main 
were cut and it was a sheer drop  --  never liked that but never any 
problems here to my knowledge.

What was interesting was the  *apparent*  engineering behind this  --  
the double track main was built with a distinct dogleg which 
straightened over time  -- Years, in fact  --  through settling of the 
substrate!


Jim__Holland