[PRCo] Re: 1450

[Bob Rathke]

All of the 5-Spring Hill line from Spring Garden Avenue to the loop at 
Buente St. was gantlet catenary.

I've always used the term "catenary" - it started in the 1940's from my 
interest in mainline railroad electrification.  Some things are difficult to 
change.

Bob 4/5/08


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1450


> Mr. Rathke
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> 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.
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>
> Phil
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> ----- 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.
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> 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
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>> -- 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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