[PRCo] Re: SHJ__Mystery__Track

[John Swindler]

Could it be part of Ravine Street???

http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/maps/showmap.pl?client=maps&image=16v06p12&levels=5&originx=0&originy=0&lastlevel=4&fullheight=6864&fullwidth=9486&level=2&size=2&tnail.x=41&tnail.y=22



>From: "Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models // 
>James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: SHJ__Mystery__Track
>Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:29:57 -0800
>
>I use Bob Dietrich's Naming for the trackage now  --  leaves one without
>doubt as to what is being referenced!
>
>Appears this Mystery Track was part of the original alignment  --  then
>more yard tracks added and the revenue trackage for 38, 39, 42 moved a
>little further East!
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>
>Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
>.
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> > It's not really a mystery...it was old Route 40 trackage. SHJ saw many
> > changes over the years.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > On Behalf Of Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48
> > Models // James B. Holland
> >
> >
> >
> > Enclosed is another photo from Trolley Talk when 1000 series PCCs were
> > assigned to South Hills in the latter 1930s -- note the freight car
> > sitting on the mystery track. This <-Tradition-> (freight car on
> > Mystery Track) continued into the early 1950s!
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim__Holland
> >
> >
> > I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
> >
> > down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
>
>
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>http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1004-38-IB_SHY_19391028_RMWagner.jpg
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