[PRCo] Re: Snow Pictures

[BobDietrich]

This reminds me of my first encounter with, and knowledge of, a snow
sweeper.  Big snow that got packed down on the sidewalk.  Our whole family
spent hours scraping and shoveling the whole front walk.  That sweeper must
have been waiting around the corner for us to finish though because as we
were admiring our work it was returned in triplicate.  That thing just threw
this icy mess all over the sidewalk, up against the house, and into the
yard, I probably got it all over my back as well.  I think we just went into
the house and prayed for a meltdown.

Bob 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
Schneider Fred
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 1:00 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow Pictures

I wish I had a letter that was floating around my darkroom for  
years.   It came from Norman Vutz, who was then the museum director  
at PTM (or PERC in those days).   He enclosed a picture of a sweeper  
just after it came out of Craft Avenue and turned onto 5th Avenue or  
Forbes Avenue from Craft or Halket.   It was throwing snow and  
burying the parked automobile with vengeance.

I remember Norm writing that the picture "was hardly indicative of  
the system wide performance."   I remember he concluded by saying  
that overall the Railways Company's battle with its final snow storm  
in 1964 reminded him of a "Three Stooges Comedy" because nearly every  
piece of equipment burnt out or failed.

On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:

> Yes.   I do recall that sometime in January 1966 there was a big  
> snowfall.  School was cancelled, but we did see that an 88  
> Frankstown car made it through later that day.   Maybe they were  
> getting thru most of the day?  I don't know - don't really recall.   
> Just recall the arc of electricity flashing on the line as the PCC  
> made its way down Penn towards town.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org  
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of  
> Gray, George
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:04 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow Pictures
>
> So, last streetcars through Lawrenceville stopped 1-27-1967 when  
> Routes
> 87 and 88 were converted to bus?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> Barry, Matthew R
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:55 AM
> To: 'pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org'
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow Pictures
>
> Great collection - thank you for sharing!
>
> Reminds me of the winters we used to have, particularly back when the
> streetcars ran through Lawrenceville.   Saw the snow sweeper at least
> once on Penn Avenue between Main Street and Fortieth Street.  I  
> thought
> it was an "old-timer" passenger car, as my grandmother used to call
> them, until I saw the brushes on the front.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> Richard Allman
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 12:09 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow Pictures
>
> likewise, Tom, thanks! RICH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Andrews" <hwandrews at wowway.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 4:58 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Snow Pictures
>
>
>> Tom - thanks for sharing, these are great photos!
>>
>> Howard
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> TEP
>> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 4:29 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Snow Pictures
>>
>> Gentlemen,
>>
>> Thanks for the help with locations on the PRCo pictures I posted last
>> year.
>>
>> My digitizing of slides continues; over 20,000 now. The process is
>> described at http://www3.telus.net/public/wcpha/SlideDigitise.htm.
>>
>> In touch with the winter season I have just posted 100 images of PCCs
> in
>> the snow: http://picasaweb.google.ca/etbtraction/PRCoSnow#
>>
>> I hope you enjoy.
>>
>> Tom Parkinson
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