[PRCo] Re: Reminescent of Pittsburgh

[Fred Schneider]

Definition of interurban?  Go back to  junior high school Latin ...  
inter = between, urban = cities.

On Jun 7, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Monday, June 2, 2008 2:44:00 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Reminescent of Pittsburgh
>>
>> This is a page I stumbled upon while searching for a defintion of  
>> interurban.
>> It's a system in Poland near the border with Russia and Germany.  
>> You'll see red
>> and cream cars, blast furnances, passing sidings in streets,  
>> private right of
>> way operation and as the page says "the chronic lack of funds is  
>> visible on
>> every step" Only urgent repairs are being made to rolling stock and
>> infrastructure. But still there are relatively modern cars on wide  
>> headways like
>> Pittsburgh. Popular with the railfans too.
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/sl-dabr-inurb.html
>> Bill Robb
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>
> Thank you Mr.Robb; there are some interesting similarities and many  
> PCCes as well aren't there.
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> Charleroi:
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/anderlues- 
> sncv1.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/anderlues- 
> sncv2.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/thuin.jpg
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> Other Foreign:
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> Junction in Brussels:
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-4.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/hist/rehimage/bruxelles-metro3-wezel.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux- 
> ii-14.jpg
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> This is listed as a resilient crossing:
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-18.jpg
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> Tram roundabout in Brussels?
> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/bruxelles- 
> barriere.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-ii-8.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-ii-6.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux-1.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/images/brux/brux- 
> ii-11.jpg
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> http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/urbtr/tramshots.html#sl-zagl
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> Phil
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