[PRCo] Re: McKees Rocks

[John Swindler]

Ed believes in getting his facts right - a very rare commodity.  And that 
requires reading and research - again, a very rare commodity in this day and 
age.

Ed is one of several who have taught me over the years to try to avoid 
passing off opinion (or vague memory from past) as fact.  And its not just 
the railfan fraternity - its everywhere.

Thank you, Ed

John




>From: "Mark McGuire" <macmarka at netzero.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: McKees Rocks
>Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:23:01 GMT
>
>  No, he is PTM Archivist. I'm sure Ed has done his fair share of reading 
>and then some.
>   We all hear about and have seen some books on PRCo. I have always
>wished someone would write a book specializing in the PRCo interurbans. I 
>think Ed would be the prime choice. If I could only
>see inside of his head, maybe I could do it quite a few years down the 
>road. Just wish I lived up there still for him to "rub off on me"
>more. I have learned a great deal from Ed and it's much appreciated.
>
>-- "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz> wrote:
>You are a walking library!
>
>:-)
>
>B
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 4:51 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: McKees Rocks
>
>
> > Route 24 was isolated from the rest of the system on January 26, 1920 
>with
>the closing of O'Donovan's Bridge due to structural deficiencies.  At the
>time, the line was operated with a single-truck car, number 207, which was
>demolished 7-2-20 in a collision with a P&LE locomotive.  Car 211 replaced
>it, but burned on 10-15-21 outside "Schoen's Gate" (entrance to Pressed
>Steel Car Co.).  The following Saturday, the company dragged car 572 across
>the railroad tracks to replace it.  The route is listed as being operated
>with a single-truck car into 1927, when the data in that column ceases.  At
>some point, car 4344 was brought over and worked up to the end of service.
>It was maintained on the street at one end of the line.
> >
> > Ed
>
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