[PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914

[Fred Schneider]

NO, he was not.   That was the earliest route into Pittsburgh.   Fred  
Schneider

On Jun 8, 2008, at 5:46 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

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>> From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2008 11:16:34 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914
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>> As for 42 and 43, the Beechview-Dormont line went into single  
>> track at Potomac -
>> or possibly Neeld Ave.  That was a recent surprise.  But 43 was  
>> the short-turn.
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> Thank you Mr.Swindler and Mr.Lybarger.  I am aware of the single  
> track on the 42 from Biltmore to Potomac aren't I.  I believe I  
> found the map of the 42-wye in the archives here where it reveals  
> this area as a large passing siding doesn't it.  Still seems  
> strange to list 2 lines as Beechview.
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> My father claims to have ridden the Charleroi Interurban through  
> Dormont but he was also known for telling stories wasn't he.
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