[PRCo] Re: 1019

[Edward H. Lybarger]

That's what they wanted...it is a 6% grade downhill!

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Boris
Cefer
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:24 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1019


That means approximately 18 mph. Pretty slow.

B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1019


It's a "Time in Motion" restriction.  Operators are required to consume 2
1/4 minutes traveling down through the tunnel.  This is how they specified
speed limits without having speedometers on the cars.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
ROBERT R ROCKWELL
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:40 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1019


What does the "2 1/4"  sign mean in this tunnel entrance?

Robert Rockwell