[PRCo] Re: Snow

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Amazingly, I found this file in a drawer where I was searching for something
else yesterday.

There were, in 1962-63, eighteen specified sweeper (including one scraper)
routes, plus routes for salt buses and plow trucks.  The book, including
large folded maps, is about 5/8 inch thick.  Routings were specified,
including where to change ends and the part of each route to be cleaned in
what order.  Keating and South Hills each had three sweeper routes; Craft
had twelve.  Theoretically, they all operated simultaneously, and the order
of things was based upon what had to be cleaned to get away from the car
house.  For example, sweeper route 3 covered IB 10 from Keating to Ohio &
Sandusky, then Ohio St. to Federal, OB 8 back to Keating, IB 8 to Ohio &
Federal, a loop via Ohio-Sandusky-Lacock-Anderson-Robinson-Sandusky, then OB
10 to Keating.

There were also "Extreme Storm Routings."  In such a case, route 3's sweeper
was to do only Route 8, IB and OB.

As we know, all these routings were subject to disruptions of reality from
time to time!

I could spend all afternoon, which I don't have, listing all this stuff.
It's available for examination in the library, though.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
Edward H. Lybarger
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:03 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow


Somewhere in the library we have the PRCo sweeper routings.  They're not
likely to be unearthed in the next two weeks as I'm away so much of it, but
they are there!

Ed

-----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: Saturday, January 07, 2006 5:49 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow


Fred Schneider wrote:
.

> I'M ONLY SPECULATING, JIM. IF I WERE THE BOSS, I WOULD HAVE MY
> PRIORITIES. I'F I WERE WORKING OUT OF HOMEWOOD, THE LAKETON ROAD
> SHUTTLE WOULD NOT BE HIGH ON THE LIST. BUT ULTIMATELY I WOULD WANT IT
> OPEN IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY. I would give Trafford a lot lower
> priority than 88 Frankstown or 82 Lincoln. Afterall, 82 Lincoln hauled
> more people per hour or per car mile than any other route in the
> system. If I didn't get the snow plowed off that route, Palmer would
> have my ass. Make sense?

.
All Caps on the Inet and esp in email generally means one is
shouting.       While that may be your trademark, I do not see the need
for it here.


You mentioned:::::::

01.>--    that each Barn had  Snow  Sweepers and

02.>--    you mentioned priorities for the North Side.


I expanded on that by indicating that Each Barn would have priorities so
many lines would be cleared as #1 priority simultaneously  --  saying
the exact same thing you are.       If North Side cleared 8, 6, 13 first
then South Hills might go for 53, 38, 42 Interurbans in that
order.       Homewood, as you mention, would go for the Discretionary
lines like 82 first.       Hard to say for Craft but certainly the
throats of Fifth and Forbes would be important and Second Ave for Glenwood.

I understand that higher passenger volume lines would be cleared first
In Each Barn.




Jim__Holland


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