[PRCo] Re: RRVT Backyard Trolley

[Ken & Tracie]

I thought of the Lakeshore Electric video when I saw that backyard trolley 
line.

Remember the Hilton and Due line?

Something like "These lines continued to operate at speeds of 50 mph on 
trackage a mainline railroad official would be reluctant to run a handcar."

That has to be one of the funniest things I ever read on traction history.

K.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:55 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: RRVT Backyard Trolley


> It's great stuff Bill ...
>
> But don't they run it awfully fast for that track?   (I know.   They
> call me Fast Freddy at PTM.   But there is good rail and then there
> is deplorable rail.)
>
> Dan Bower puts a 5 mph slow order on rail at PTM that looks ten times
> better than that track.   The Lake Shore Electric, near the end of
> service, was running 50 mph over rail that we restrict to 5 or 10
> miles per hour!    They had ties which would crumble to sawdust.   I
> remember Harry Christenson's account about how many spikes you could
> just pull out with your fingers.
>
> fws3
>
> On Nov 28, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Bill Robb wrote:
>
>> A somewhat crude backyard trolley line has surfaced in videos on
>> You Tube.  There is a freight motor, work car and a Birney shell
>> running on this line.  I have no idea where this line is located.
>> The You Tube tags suggest it is 2 foot gauge.  The overhead is
>> bracket arm.  It appears each car has a separate control and brake
>> handle.  Lots of sparks in the first video...from the rail.
>> Birney 656
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv_Ugw1rZYk
>>
>>  "A 2 foot gage Birney car speeds down straightaway then rounds
>> banked curve."
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMFc5V0tpDI
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl6qBU1IWpg
>>
>> "Here the Birney is being spun around for its return trip to the
>> car barn. Its is turned so that the controller end is facing
>> forward, as this car is not equipped with dual controllers."
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foiinpZt0R4
>>
>> Cab rides
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBu6gnv003g
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0pqN-QUgk
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh98-SzwIg0
>>
>> Work car 877
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ku8OLRBD8
>>
>> Freight motor 867
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSuFEyJMBQ8
>>
>> "As pristine as our track is, derailments do occur from time to
>> time. Watch as Me, Stan, and Aaron work to get this 1800 lb car
>> back on the rails."
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuQ1jPJakP0
>>
>> Be careful what you ask this Christmas!!!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bill Robb
>>
>>
>>
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