[PRCo] Re: Narrow Bridge.

[ArtS32 at aol.com]

Take a look at the east end of Neville Island 1937-42, Penn Pilot.
 
Art Swartz
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2009 3:40:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
j_swindler at hotmail.com writes:


Hi Phil



Not finding the trolley wire was a  curiousity, finding that tank in the 
background might be the key.  I've  looked at the Pittsburgh bridges site, 
recent aerial photos, and some  additional maps on the Pittsburgh history 
website, but so far, no luck.   Maybe will see what Penn pilot might  have.







Cheers

John



















>  Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:27:38 -0700
> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com
>  Subject: [PRCo] Narrow Bridge.
> To:  pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> 
> 
> > ----- Original  Message ----
> 
> > From: John Swindler  <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> > To:  pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009  9:23:54 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: More photos
> > 
>  > Concerning Narrow bridge, yes, except what about that large 
cylindrical  tank in 
> > background??? Can someone else place it???? I  can't.
> > 
> > And while I can find feeder cables, I can't  find the trolley wires in 
this 
> > picture.. And that looks like a  Pittsburgh Railways bus in background. 
Could 
> > this bridge have  had trolley service abandoned in early 1950s?????
> > 
> >  
> > Cheers
> > 
> > John
> > 
>  > 
> Mr.Swindler;
> 
> 
> Trolley wires are most  definitely there; I looked for the same thing. I 
spotted
> the contact  wire itself first. A span can be seen under the second 
structural
>  crossmember; the hanger is easily seen over the track on our right but  
the
> other one is obscured. The wood strain insulators can also be seen  in the
> span on the outside of the contact wire.
> 
> Even  far more telling is a PCC going away from us on the right track. I 
can
>  clearly see the trolley pole base, the trolley cowl, the roof and left 
side,  and
> the curved left side back window.
> 
> I can still  very clearly see the contact wire right in the top 
foreground of
> the  photo. The contact wire on the left is essentially under the  
longitudinal
> structural member thus the 'hidden' hanger; the one on  the right is out 
in
> the open to the left of the parallel longitudinal  structure member.
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
>  > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009  21:39:52 -0400
> > > Subject: [PRCo] Re: More photos
> >  > From: hrbran at cavtel.net
> > > To:  pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > > 
> > > NARROW  BRIDGE looks like the old Brady Street Bridge.
> > > 
> >  > Kaufmann Construction is between Smithfield and Grant. Fifth  Avenue
> > > cars would most likely have looped downtown the same  as the Forbes
> > > Avenue cars until work was finished.
>  > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 6:41  PM, Phillip Clark Campbell
> > > wrote:
> > >  >
> > > > Quite a few very interesting photos; this could  almost be a real 
estate 
> > diversion
> > > >  couldn't it:
> > > >
> > > >  http://tinyurl.com/1601sHighWater - Location?
> > > >
>  > > > http://tinyurl.com/StreetFlood-1950 - Location?
> >  > >
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/NarrowBridge -  Location?
> > > >
> > > >  http://tinyurl.com/Courthouse19520404 - Low bridge ahead, bus!
> >  > >
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/ForbesFlood-1950 - not a  few photos show 
flooding.
> > > >
> > > >  http://tinyurl.com/OaklandFifthToEast - this is an incredibly 
beautiful  
> > aerial isn't it --
> > > > 1601, 17xx, ten or  eleven, and one of those PCCs in the distance!
> > > >
>  > > > http://tinyurl.com/5thKaufmannConstruction - How would trolley  
service be 
> > rerouted?
> > > >
> > >  > http://tinyurl.com/17xx-71-5thDowntown-1950
> > >  >
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/PatBusCrash - Date is wrong by  at least 
14-years.
> > > >
> > > >
> >  > > Phil
> > > >
> > > >
> > >  >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >  >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> >  > -- 
> > > Herb Brannon
> > > On America's North  Coast
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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