[PRCo] Re: Grades

[Ken & Tracie]

I have to wonder if Pittsburgh Railways' predecessors had a hard time 
getting financial backing to build some of those steep-grade lines. Steel 
wheels on often damp steel rails using conventional traction...somebody had 
to have some doubts before shelling out the cash.

Ed, Fred, any records on this?

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:03 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grades


> Federal Street from Perrysville down past Henderson is also not shown
> and that has to be around 8 to 9 percent.
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> On May 27, 2007, at 12:27 AM, Boris Cefer wrote:
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>> True, but you don't ask me why.
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>> B
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 3:36 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grades
>>
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>>> Boris Cefer wrote:
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>>>> It seems the subject of the jerky operation of 1711 somewhat
>>>> evaporated...
>>>>
>>>> But there is an interesting chart which I got from Russ Jackson.
>>>>
>>>> Boris
>>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Pgh%20Grades.jpg
>>> .
>>> .
>>> Interesting that the grade for the tunnel is not listed!!!!!!!
>>>
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