[PRCo] Re: Didn't Stop Soon Enough

[John Swindler]

Yes, north side.  The 77/54 headsign and the white building in background.  That building brings back memories, but as a young teenager during that era, didn't pay much attention to the surrounding details.  
 
Perhaps that 14 or 1500 series car behind is being coupled up to push???
 
Cheers
John
> CC: CRVLKOTULA at aol.com> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Didn't Stop Soon Enough> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:17:55 -0500> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > This came today from my old Washington friend Dick Kotulak, who > claims he knows nothing other than the picture came to him on a > Christmas card 40-some years ago.> Looks like one of those instances where the brakes didn't work in the > space allocated. Since it was an imperfect hit and it got the left > front, the likelihood that the motorman was a fault seems diminished.> > Where is it? Judging from the track layout and the angle of and > presence of the Gulf Building, I would suggest the car is stopped on > Sandusky Street facing north at Lacock.> > If it is where I think it is, the car behind it would have to be on > route 4 Troy Hill (abandoned July 6, 1957), 10 West View, 11 East > Street, 18 Woods Run ) abandoned Nov. 11, 1961) or 19 Western Avenue > (same abandonment date as route 18). The car had no Port Authority > decal on the left side so it is probably pre 1964.> > Fred Schneider> > > > > -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --> -- Type: image/jpeg> -- Size: 57k (59281 bytes)> -- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/02-Unknown.jpeg> > > -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --> -- Type: text/plain> -- Size: 7 bytes> -- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/ecartiqLTeC> > > 
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