[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh, Knoxville and St Clair Railway

[Derrick Brashear]

It was a Daft operation, so that seemed conceivable, but there's no obvious sign of it between the sidewalk and the ramp.

I dumped what I could find into a wikipedia article, and corrected another that claimed it was an. 1870s incline.

Derrick

On Aug 1, 2010, at 1:28 AM, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:

> Derrick
> 
> From the photo,it looks more like a cable in a slot between the rails than a rack.
> 
> Dwight
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Derrick Brashear 
>  To: Pittsburgh Railways Group 
>  Sent: Saturday, 31 July, 2010 11:41
>  Subject: [PRCo] Pittsburgh, Knoxville and St Clair Railway
> 
> 
>  I could swear we talked about this, but I find no evidence...
> 
>  Apparently this came back what is now South 13th St in the South Side,
>  then just before reaching the PV&C (PRR Mon Division) tracks, turned
>  left between two houses, and went up a ramp, turning hard right *over*
>  South 14th and jumping over the railroad, before heading up what is
>  now Brosville. Was there in the 1890s, and was gone by 1901,
>  presumably because the line over New Arlington Avenue was faster,
>  lower maintenance, and served more people, and also this approximately
>  paralleled the Knoxville Incline?
> 
>  Related:
>  http://www.lifeinwesternpa.org/viewDetail.asp?SpecSub=Cars%2CStreetcars&title=Transportation+-%3E+Cars%2FStreetcars&ID=119
> 
>  This was the rack (geared) operation, presumably?
> 
>  -- 
>  Derrick
> 
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