[PRCo] Re: Location?

Sun Nov 20 03:39:28 EST 2005

These two photos in Toronto would be pre-Feb 1966. 

The KC car with the 42/38 sign was taken at the long
gone Bloor-Yonge Transfer station:

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/4778_42-38.jpg

The KC car and the air car was taken at Long Branch
loop at the extreme west end of the system:

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-
railways/4778Library.jpg

Bill Robb

--- "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com> wrote:

> Here's a few more, Mark!!!!!!!
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/4778_42-38.jpg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/4778Library.jpg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/02-68car.jpg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/02-myphoto7.jpeg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Kopie%20-%20pitt076.jpg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PRC5432-9Bus090956.JPG
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/02-5432-54.JPG
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1537%20unknown.jpg
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	[PRCo] Re: Location?
> Date: 	Wed, 09 Nov 2005 14:22:21 -0800
> From: 	James B. Holland <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> Reply-To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> References: 
> <20051108.163601.29636.57495 at webmail29.lax.untd.com>
> 
> <4371D5D3.1070506 at P-R-Co.com>
> 
> 
> 
>  >> Mark McGuire wrote:
> 
>  >> From what I've seen, railfans liked to have the
> dest. sign matching
>  >> or at least close to where they were at the
> time. The PRMA map of
>  >> 1959 shows St. Clair (between Highland and
> Negley) as early trackage.
>  >> I don't know anything about this but maybe this
> was once St.Clair
>  >> Transfer. From the routes covered in Jim's post
> I would surmise that
>  >> this may be Euclid between Penn and Centre.
> Perhaps this trackage was
>  >> used to get to and from rts 75 and 88???? Just a
> novice's guess.
> 
>  > James B. Holland wrote:
> 
>  > EXCELLENT detective work. Railfans Often use Out
> Of Town dustynation
>  > signs and this was my first impression -- had
> never seen anything like
>  > this on PRCo! Railfans often like to purposely
> confuse destination
>  > signs as well like using East End signs in West
> End -- have seen many
>  > such photos. PITTSBURGH is displayed on JTC PCC
> 408 when PERC members
>  > went there for an excursion.
> 
> 
> Out Of Place Destination signs on FunTrips:::::::
> 
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> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp072.htm
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp075.htm
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp098.htm --
>                 is photo caption mislabeled??
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp106.htm
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp132.htm
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> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp136.htm --
>                 don't remember if we ever fingered
> out this location!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp145.htm
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp185.htm --
>                 is photo caption mislabeled??
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp189.htm --
>                 St. Clair Transfer Again!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp192.htm --
>                 *-New-* Butler Interurban!!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp229.htm --
>                 *-New-* Butler Interurban!!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp231.htm --
>                 Probably NOT Railfuns!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp283.htm --
>                 Not out of Place but Definitely Out
> Of Date by
>                 6-years -- and appears like
>                 St.Clair Transfer behind -- 1111!!!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp299.htm
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> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp301.htm
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> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp323.htm
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> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp325.htm -
>                 Revenue Service Standard Practice,
> not RailFuns!!!
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp421.htm --
>                 going to Castle Shannon, yes, but
> not on 37!!
> 
> 
> THIS____ONE____TOTALLY____WRONG:::::::
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp423.htm -- Photo
> Caption Reads::::
> 
> """"#1161, a former St. Louis Public Service car, on
> a fan trip on New 
> Arlington Avenue which is the line over the top of
> Mt. Washington that 
> still exists as a diversion when the tunnel is out
> of service for some 
> reason. The passing siding was midway up the hill
> and in the vicinity of 
> the Knoxville Incline Railway which has since been
> discontinued.
> Note the St. Louis roll sign
> April 24, 1960
> Bill Volkmer photo""""
> 
> I sent Dave a correction to this but he has
> obviously not posted 
> it!!!!!!! PRCo NEVER had used PCCs -- all their PCCs
> were Originals!!! 
> Yes, location correct but Please Never Confuse PRCo
> with SLPS! -- NEVER!!!!
> 
> 
> http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp427.htm
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> 
> Jim__Holland
> 
> 
> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
> 
> down with pantographs ----
> UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
> 
> 
> 

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