[PRCo] Re: 1450

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr. Rathke


Interesting that you say catenary but guess that is 'morphing' current terminology with older systems isn't it.  I really don't want to nitpick definitions but we simply referred to the 'trolley wire' as just that or overhead didn't we.

That is gantlet / gauntlet construction overhead to avoid the use of frogs for whatever reason.  This was quite common on PRC wasn't it.  Overbrook single track south of the junction was strictly gantlet; longer sections of single track like Washington and further out on Charleroi were single contact wire with directional frogs at sidings.

Gantlet was used in Carnegie at the RR underpass  http://tinyurl.com/3klkvy  and also on the 5 line and many other places too numerous to list at the moment.

Car 1450 was chartered by Mr. Volkmer and is featured in one of his all color books on PRC.


Phil



----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2008 8:01:39 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1450

 Agreed. After checking the 1959 PTM PRC map, I can see the track layout in 
Duquesne.


Bob 4/5/08

- PRC 1450 identified as 53-Carrick, but I don't think so.  Looks like it has a 2-line destination sign.  Note the PRC "route information" easel sign at the right curb. The 2-wire catenary and signal suggest a double track line that went to one track for the intersection curve, or maybe a lead to a loop.  Can anyone identify the location?

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1450-53.jpg

> -- ArtS32 at aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/4/2008 9:00:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> bobrathke at comcast.net writes:
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1450-53.jpg
>
> I would take a shot of this being in the town of Duquesne.
>
> Art Swartz




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