[PRCo] Re: PRC overhead

[Ken and Tracie]

The rebuilt inner section of 85-Bedford used double brackets arms near the 
Civic Center. The feeder cable was supposed to go underground along that 
stretch, but a miscommunication resulted in either the trough for the feeder 
not being installed, or maybe the trough was installed, but covered before 
the feeder was installed. I forget the actual story.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 5:57 AM
Subject: [PRCo] PRC overhead


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> PRC used double bracket arms to support the overhead along the 87-Ardmore
> near Forest Hills.  Did PRC employ either single or double bracket arm 
> poles
> anywhere else?
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> Gantlet (gauntlet?) overhead was not unusual.  The sidings south of South 
> Hills
> Junction on the Interurbans is a good example.  Did the 49 on Climax and
> Gearing use gantlet?  I believe this was the only usage in the South 
> Hills.
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> The 27-28 single track from Woodlawn to Idlewood was gantlet.  Part of the
> 5 on Itin also had gantlet and a few other north lines may have as well. 
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> so often I notice such in photos.  Are there others?
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> For longer sections of single track PRC generally used directional frogs 
> to
> insure proper tracking when facing the point;  Drake south of Washington
> Jct is a good example as is much of the 65.
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> Phil
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