[PRCo] Re: PRC overhead

[Bob Rathke]

Attached are a couple of photos I took of the 82/85 line on Centre Ave.
between the Civic Arena and Sixth Avenue - the close-up view of the Civic
Arena (with catenary in upper right corner) was taken in January, 1963, and
view of the 1700-series PCC with the Bigelow Apartments to the left was 
taken in mid-1966.
I'm not sure if these views help answer the feeder question.
The trolley line is gone now, and soon the Civic Arena too.   Last month I
was interviewed on camera by Fox Sports for a report using my 1960-68 photos
of the Civic Arena (including the Centre Avenue trolley photo); nearly 50 of
my Civic Arena and Pittsburgh hockey photos have been posted on the 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website this
year.

Bob 5/17/09


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken and Tracie" <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:43 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRC overhead


> 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
>
>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>> Every
>> so often I notice such in photos.  Are there others?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> Phil
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