[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!
>

> James B. Holland wrote:
>
> 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!!!!!!!


http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp234.htm  shows a view across the 
trestle looking south!

> 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