[PRCo] Re: 1976 Drake photos

[Boris Cefer]

Very nice atmosphere! Thanks.
Do you have any photos of the Drake loop or Washington Jct in snow?

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
To: "Pittsburgh Trolley List" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Cc: "Rich Bowers" <Dashingrobo at aol.com>; "Art Weber"
<artwilweb at sbcglobal.net>; "Jim Farrell" <jim.farrell at cox.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 5:30 AM
Subject: [PRCo] 1976 Drake photos


> When I lived in Bethel Park in the 1970's, I commuted to/from downtown =
> every day on the 36-Drake trolley.  I lived about 1/2-mile from the =
> Brookside stop, and somehow I survived walking on the shoulder of the =
> roads in all kinds of weather (I carried a reflective board in my =
> briefcase which I would hold as I walked facing traffic).
>
> I also carried a camera.  Attached are a couple of photos that I took at =
> 5:30 PM (well past sunset) on January 8, 1976 after I got off an =
> outbound trolley at Brookside.  The view with the signal light is =
> looking north toward the passing siding and Ft. Couch Road; the other =
> view is looking south toward Drake.
>
> No trolley is visible in the photos, but the views are still =
> interesting.  Anyway, I took plenty of photos of trolleys at this =
> location over the years.
>
> Bob 2/18/06