[PRCo] Re: Interurban roll sign destinations

Edward H. Lybarger trams2 at comcast.net
Tue Nov 2 08:37:07 EDT 2010


Not yet! 

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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 9:38 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interurban roll sign destinations

To get back to the original post for this thread on "Interurban Roll Sign
Destinations".
Has anyone figured out why the destination "ARNOLD" is on this sign?

On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 18:44, Russell Cashdollar <cashdollarr at earthlink.net
> wrote:

> I have a few  PCC interurban signs that I will dig out and then list 
> the designations.
>
> Meanwhile...
>
> I have a side sign is in a light green side sign box from a 3800 type 
> car.
>
> All pieces look to be original factory printing and stitching except 
> one, which is noted.
>
> "3812" is penciled at the top of the sign.
>
> Questions:
>
> Is this a legit Rys sign configuration?
> Could it have been altered by its previous owner?
> Why would a 3800 car have double ended route destinations?
> Why is there the "ARNOLD" destination on the roll?
>
>
> (Starting from the top)
>
> (first piece, white space)
> (stitch second piece)
>
>   SHANNON
> MT. LEBANON
>
> 37 SHANNON
>
> DONORA
>
> RIVERVIEW
>
> ROSCOE
>
> (stitch, third piece)
>
> ELDORA PARK
>
> (stitching looks to be hand sewn, fourth piece, piece looks home made, 
> and NOT factory, and not as good as one would expect from the Rys. 
> shops)
>
> MONONGAHELA
>
> (stitching looks to be hand sewn, fifth piece)
>
> LIBRARY
>
> ARNOLD
>
> CHARLEROI
>
> (stitch, sixth piece)
>
> PITTSBURGH
>
> WASHINGTON
>
> FINLEYVILLE
>
> SHANNON
>
> CANONSBURG
>
> (stitch seventh piece)
>
> COURT HOUSE
>
> 1  JEFFERSON &
>          MAIDEN
>
> 4 EAST & WEST
>
> 5 N. WASHINGTON
>
> FAIRGROUNDS
>
> (stitch, eighth piece)
>
> SPECIAL
>
> CAR HOUSE
>
> (white space)
>
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> Any information would be appreciated.
> Russ Cashdollar
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--
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park








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