[PRCo] Re: Pgh & Shaker - Cleveland

[Bob Rathke]

Attached is a photo of a 3-car Shaker Heights train that I took at the 
Shaker Square junction on 9/15/65.  The train is heading outbound on the Van 
Aiken line.
Bob 9/2/07

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at lists.dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:05 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Pgh & Shaker - Cleveland


> Greasings!!!
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> There is another Pgh - Cleveland connection with the Shaker system being
> very similar to Library and Drake:::
> .
> .......2-lines use a common throat to a junction where there is a
> cutback loop  (ala 37-Shannon!~!)  --  totally prw with entry into
> subway terminal in downtown Cleveland.     Operations were Extremely
> Fast and Very Enjoyable.
> .
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PCC%203-car%20Van%20Aken%20OB.jpg
> - here the 3-car PCC  """Train"""  is Either entering the loop or
> heading for Van Aken.
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PCC%204-car%20IB.jpg
> - The shared portion of the two Shaker Lines  (Overbrook in Pgh.) was
> totally grade separated.
> .
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/shrttrio.jpg -
> Shaker yard showing left side door of extra long Pullman - believe that
> door was never used.     One of the older cars which is also typical of
> the older cars used on Cleveland Streets.
> .
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/cleve01.jpg -
> Cleveland City system had not a few Trolley Coach lines - often the case
> when TrolleyCar lines were abandoned they were replaced by TrolleyCoaches.
> .
> Enclosed is a photo of two Museum Cars loaned to Shaker to cover a car
> shortage during modernization of the line to light rail - line has
> Always Been Light Rail by definition.     These Museum cars originally
> ran on the Illinois Terminal Interurban system!!!
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> Jim__Holland
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Shaker0451ITRRatGreenRoadOH5-29-77TW.jpg
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