[PRCo] Re: WP

[James B. Holland]

Hi Ed!


Thank You for taking the time    ----    AND  Your  Laptop!!!


Jim



Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> The Phillips line had a white on green sign...this "blue" was another 
> case of Bob Brown's memory not being 100%, and I take responsibility 
> for the error. The Hunker route did not have its own sign, as nearly 
> as we can determine. Main Line cars alternated trips on this route and 
> just used the regular signs. West Penn destination signs were always 
> an approximation, anyway! Phillips cars never went north of 
> Connellsville, on either route.
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> Youngstown-Baggaley tripper signs were white on red; through cars to 
> Hecla carried green signs. The latter once went on to Scottdale (and 
> Meadow Mill until it closed). Too bad there was no color film in those 
> days (or a surviving sign). But I'll bet they were green, at least in 
> later years.       We have one picture of 831 at Latrobe barn in 1939 
> with a Scottdale sign, and it looks just like the other Latrobe signs 
> (yes, even with B&W films differences show!). But the only photo of a 
> Meadow Mill sign is a pre-1922 shot of 204 (it went to P&AV that year) 
> at Swedetown on the old track.       The sign reads MT. PLEASANT 
> SCOTTDALE MEADOW MILL and the background appears to be about the same 
> shade as the car, which would have been dark green.       But the sign 
> could have been red, too...or black. Black is more logical, since it 
> wouldn't have duplicated a color from Scottdale north.
>
> Ed
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of James
> B. Holland
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:29 AM
> To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -
> Subject: [PRCo] WP
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> Greetings!!
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> Pg.09 of the PRMA WP book indicates that the 'Back' Line had a white 
> on blue destination sign. Is this:::::::
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> 1.>-- Greensburg to Uniontown through Hunker,
>                 Leisenring, Phillips??.......
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> 2.>-- or Greensburg to Uniontown through Hunker,
>                 Dunbar??.......
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> 3.>-- or Connellsville through Hunker to Greensburg?
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> Pg.09 of Volkmer's Color book including WP shows what *appears* to be 
> White on Green from Connellsville through Phillips to Uniontown.
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> And I also saw a Red on White Latrobe, Youngstown Baggaley sign in the 
> book as well, pgs.21 and 24. PRMA book indicates that Latrobe is White 
> on Green, but that may be Hecla to Latrobe shuttle.
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> Jim__Holland
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