[PRCo] Re: Transit evolution

[Herb Brannon]

I do remember the "kids" (we operators sometimes called them other names) along the 38A line. I am sure you were not one of the ones who threw rocks at the the cars. There were two spots which were bad for rock throwing. One was the somewhat wooded area around the passing siding closest to Clearview Loop and the other was where, many years ago, there was a connection from the 35/36/37 tracks and Brookline Loop. That area was so bad for rock throwing we started calling that stretch of track "Machine Gun Alley." There would be so many kids lined up throwing rocks it actually sounded like a machine gun firing as the rocks hit the passing cars.
Mark McGuire <macmarka at netzero.net> wrote:  My apologies for the late reply, but I haven't checked my e-mail all 
week. Herb, you certainly do look familiar to me. Although I was 
between 10 and 18 years old between 1972-1980 so you wouldn't 
remember me and my pal who used to ride the streetcars in Pittsburgh.
If you ever operated on the 38A and remember a group of kids hanging 
out by the bridge over Castle Shannon Blvd. , I would have been in 
that group. We used listen for the trolley then go below and hang 
from the bridge as the car rumbled above. This is when I was in Jr. 
High and it would have been after school let out. 

Mark

P.S.- If stupid me would have been aware of Sunday passes, I would 
have rode all day. But alas, I had no idea.

-- Herb Brannon 
---------------------------------
wrote:
Well then, allow me to be the first to post my mug on the "list." 
This was taken last Summer in August, hence the decent tan. Here on 
the U.S. North Coast we bask in the sun on the fine beaches of the 
Great Lakes.....................sure we do.

Anyway, this is me.
Mark McGuire wrote: 
I agree, Dennis, that it would be nice to see a photo of everyone 
so 
I could picture them as they post. I met you once, Dennis during the 
rollout of Red Arrow 14/Dedication of the McClane Loop at PTM. You 
probably don't remember me though. The one who I am most curious 
about is Herb. He was a PAT motorman back in the days where I first 
started exploring what was left of the trolley lines. I always paid 
attention to who the operator was and I'm just wondering if his photo 
will help jar my memory. I would be willing to send a photo of myself 
and would hope the rest of you would do the same.

Mark

P.S.- The following is a list of people who I have either met or have 
photos of:

Fred III
Ed Lybarger
Dennis Cramer
Bob Dietrich
Bob Rathke(photo only)
Ken Josephson(photo only)
Derrick Brashier(spell check)
John Bromley(no longer on the list)
Jerry Matsick(no longer on the list)
The whole gang at PTM
Tom Phillips(don't think he's on the list any more)
Russ Jackson
Roger Jenkins(haven't heard from in a long time)

And if I'm forgetting anyone, I apologize.

-- "Dennis F. Cramer" wrote:
There are pictures of me and one of my trombones on the PTM website 
courtesy 
of Ed Lybarger & John Polyak.

It would be nice to know what all of us look (or looked)like!

I would like to see a pic of Fred 3 shoveling coal at Strasburg.

Dennis Fred Cramer
Trombone 






Herb Brannon


-- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
-- Type: image/pjpeg
-- Desc: 2426707947-HRB Photo.jpg
-- Size: 366k (375268 bytes)
-- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/HRB%
20Photo.jpg






Herb Brannon