[PRCo] Re: Ferry // Stanwix

[James B. Holland]

Glad this clarified some of the former PRCo trackage for you.       The 
photo is from the  UOP  site  --  don't know specific URL.

Interesting trackage on Diamond in 1917  --  single track to 
Forbes.       An inbound car on Forbes must have used the single track 
to reverse ends and go back as the turnouts at Grant only allow Grant 
cars to turn onto Diamond  --  if a Diamond car turned onto Grant it 
would be travelling the wrong direction!!       There appears to be an 
X-Over on 6th btwn 5th and Forbes so conceivably an inbound car on 
Forbes could continue to Diamond, turn right onto the wrong track at 
Grant, then onto the wrong track on Fifth, then the same on 6th and take 
the X-Over to be back on the right track outbound.       But in those 
days there would be a formidable amount of opposing trolleycar traffic 
for that to be negotiated successfully.

Grant street needs realignment near Liberty, tracks need to be added to 
12th and 11th, 4th needs to be connect to Diamond and 2nd and a whole 
host of other changes!


Jim



Mark McGuire wrote:

> Awesome photo Jim! In looking at the PERC map of 1959, I have a 
> question to ask. Offset on the map are two views of downtown street 
> trackage, one from 1917 and the other from 1959. Diamond St. ends at 
> Grant in the 1917 map. What year was Diamond St. trackage connected to 
> Stanwix/Ferry?
> The shot Jim sent us can be a very confusing shot to someone like 
> myself who isn't too familiar with downtown PRCo trackage in the 
> "trolley years". Thanks for the clarification and the photo Jim!
>
> Mark



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