[PRCo] Re: Didn't Stop Soon Enough

John Swindler j_swindler at hotmail.com
Sun Jan 25 13:54:14 EST 2009


 
 
Or maybe Manchester???  The white building is familiar, but never paid any attention as to its ownership.  Thanks, Ed
 
Cheers
John
 
> From: trams2 at comcast.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Didn't Stop Soon Enough> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:51:09 -0500> > It's a view south on Sandusky at probably General Robinson. The white> building was the Baltimore & Ohio Stores, on the river between 7th/Sandusky> and 9th/Anderson. I'd bet that the car behind is pushing, and that they> want to get it to Keating.> > Ed > > -----Original Message-----> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John> Swindler> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:44 AM> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Didn't Stop Soon Enough> > > > 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 c!> ar 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> > >> _________________________________________________________________> HotmailR goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone. > http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/versatility.aspx#mobile?ocid=TX> T_TAGHM_WL_HM_versatility_121208 > > > > 
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