[PRCo] Re: Washington interurban color Maps

[Fred Schneider]

Leaves and foliage are normally gone Thanksgiving week.

On Feb 13, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Mark McGuire wrote:

> And a few of us will be waiting patiently for the finished
> product. ;>)  Thanks everyone for doing this!!! And I don't mind the
> lime green color at all Ray. Would be neat to put landmarks like
> Thompsonville Substation, Tylerdale CH and Substation for instance. I
> know where Thompsonville is as I've seen it and somewhere I have a
> pic in it's current use. Still has Pittsburgh Railways in the brick.
>   I'd still like to do yet another tour of the Washington line. I'm
> pretty much familiar with the Charleroi line now with the exception
> of the Eldora Park area of which I'd also like to explore while these
> legs are still able to do so.
>   Something still haunts me, however. I'd still like to talk to the
> property owners of the house adjacent to Drake Loop about the Drake-
> Ruthfred Acres Shelter. I have a photo from 1974 where you could
> still see it. Of course that was still over 30 years ago but I'm
> wondering if the property owners ever salvaged any of it(maybe the
> sign).
>   One question before I adjourn:  Are the leaves and foliage gone
> during Thanksgiving week? If things go my way I will have 11 days off
> from 11/16- 11/26 and would like to do some exploring while I'm up
> there visiting family.
>
> -- Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
> As I described on the original map, the track in Houston turns left
> at Main and Pike Streets.  Main is the street goes up the hill to
> the
> southeast to both an interchange on I-79 and to an interchange on US
> 19.   It goes northeast one block, and then turns northwest again
> right in the middle of the letter O in Houston.
>
> Regarding the sidings, if you try to follow my original notes,
> County
> Line siding is just south of the Washington County Line.   If you
> want to rescan them and put in the sidings, you might wish to
> discuss
> over the phone.   You can open your map and I can open these at the
> same time.    You can call me at 717 569-6791.
>
> Fred Schneider
>
>> Hello, I re-did the maps in color. I will admit I didn't choose
> the
>> best color, what I call florescent lime green, but I think it is
>> viewable. If you guys really hate it, I will try to pick a better
>> color and redo when I have the time. Oh, let me know if I made any
>> mistakes. Was unsure about Houston Grant Street area.
>>
>> Ray
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>>  <<001 Begin Drake Loop.jpg>>     <<002 Drake to Thompsonville
>> 001.jpg>>     <<003 Thompsonville to Van Emman.jpg>>     <<004 Van
>> Emman to Cannonsburg.jpg>>     <<005 Canonsburg to
> Houston.jpg>>
>> <<006 Houston to Meadow Lands.jpg>>     <<007 Meadow Land to
>> Arden.jpg>>     <<008 Arden to Washington.jpg>>
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