[PRCo] I rode 40 Mt. Worshington

[BobDietrich]

I suppose I have to admit to riding Rt. 40 once or twice, but not as a
railfan.  I liked to watch the line poles zip by in the way up Southern Ave.
That was not a place to hang an arm out the window.  I am still amazed the
way the center of the outbound car hung way over the curb at Southern &
Natchez, people knew how far back to stand.

For a few years I rode to St. Mary's school getting, off at Bingham St., but
I very seldom rode further than that and I don't remember it much except
trying to get into the conductor's seat when we got a special car.  I didn't
experience the Olympia to Bingham hill very often on the streetcar.  I did
ride my Schwinn through that section often enough.  We would ride down full
speed, on the sidewalk, and try to get to the top of the next hill without
pedaling.  Going the opposite was it was full speed down and pump like crazy
to get to the top.  I made it once or twice. What is that grade? 

Fineview!  That was on the Nortside and you could get killed over there or
even something worse, so we stayed away

I guess I don't want to get deeper into my youth than that...

Bob 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
Schneider Fred
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:55 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences

I think most of us on the list probably rode 21 and 40.  I did.  I'm  
sure John Swindler did.

On Dec 9, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Jerry MATT Matsick wrote:

> What part of Pichburg is India?    Been reading these posts and  
> haven't found it on the PRCo map?
> Anyway, got a question, any of our group ride the Fineview  
> route?    I am still kicking my boney butt
> as to why I never took the time to ride it?      Another route  
> would have been the Mt Washington Car,
> what a ride that must have been.   Shoulda coulda days are gone,  
> but would be great to hear from
> those of you who might have?
> Jerry Matsick
> Jacksonville
> --
> From: Jerry "Matt" Matsick
>
> AGING: Eventually you will reach a point when you
> stop lying about your age and start Bragging
> about it.
>
> -------------- Original message from Derrick J Brashear  
> <shadow at dementia.org>: --------------
>
>
>> On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
>>
>>> I'm getting awfully tired of India...and my delete key is white-hot.
>>
>> Don't look at me. I've said nothing of India.
>>
>> Airport Parkway, OTOH, guilty.
>>
>> I found in 1959 newspapers accounts of how it became limited  
>> access after
>> a state decision, when before that it was just the county pleading  
>> with
>> the townships to not allow development along it.
>>
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