[PRCo] Re: Smith Siding

[Edward H. Lybarger]

You are correct, Phil.  I was 180 degrees out of phase.  But the part about
the calendar view is correct!

Ed 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
Clark Campbell
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:27 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Smith Siding

If Mr.McGuire is standing at Smith 'looking north' then he is looking toward
the siding, isn't this correct.  Riding the interurban southbound it crosses
Reflectorville trestle, immediately goes into the siding, leaves the siding,
negotiates a reverse S curve, coming out of this curve it crosses the road
then the passenger stop of Smith, hits the tangent with a right onto the
trestle over Saw Mill Run doesn't it.

The 1963 interurban map by Mr.Benedict shows it this way as well although
not all the curves are there are they.

Using this map here are the southbound features:

Boggs on double track, Morse on single track, McKinley Park stop / trestle /
siding.

Single track to Bon Air siding and stop.

Single track / Edgebrook siding.

Single track, Edgebrook Stop, Reflectorville Trestle, then siding.

Single track  (S-turn)  highway, Smith Stop, Saw Mill Overpass, then back to
double track at Oak.


Phil




----- Original Message ----
From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2008 3:50:14 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Smith Siding


The siding is behind you, Mark, south of this intersection.  What you  are
describing is the precise view featured on the cover of PTM's 2007
calendar, at a no-longer-extant intersection along Denise Street.  I'd have
to  get into the city topos to tell you the name of the cross street.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of  Mark
McGuire
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 5:46 PM
To: Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Smith Siding

 A simple question for those who know. Now I'm standing at Smith Stop  on
the old Overbrook line looking north. There is a road crossing right there
that sort of goes diagonally across the tracks. Was Smith Siding to the
north (the direction I'm looking beyond the curve) or to the south (behind
me)? If south, was it immediately after Smith Stop heading south(outbound)?
  Thanks!





 
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