[PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans

[Dwight Long]

Ed

So you are saying that the Acme Aluminum Siding and Roll Sign Company existed even back in the days of the 3800s!

Dwight

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Edward H. Lybarger 
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, 02 November, 2010 08:36
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans


  Two of these three signs' destinations were put there by railfans on
  excursions or photo trips to the car barn.  1442's is real.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
  [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
  Clark Campbell
  Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 10:12 PM
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans

  Mr.Long;
  Here is 1442 with a temporary Finleyville sign:
  http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1442%2035+%20Finleyville
  %20SHJ%20Pullout%20195xxxxx.jpg


  Roscoe sign on 3769:
  http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp011.htm

  Donora sign on 3805:
  http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp013.htm
  Yes; there was a time when every other car turned at Donora wasn't there.
  Short lived;  just a few years at most.

  I have seen others, Mr.Long, but they prove elusive to find don't they.
  One was on a Brill interurban.

  Phil
  Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'





  ________________________________
  From: Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
  Sent: Mon, November 1, 2010 10:52:54 AM
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans

  Mr.Long,
  The split signs with route and destination for terminal are nice in theory
  but don't work in practice;  people see the route but not the terminal and
  then moan about the rwy when forced out before their stop.  I mentioned this
  in a previous post.  I also mentioned the separate route number ala Prc
  which seems to work much better.

  I have seen photos with a Roscoe destination Mr.Long;  I shall try to find
  some for you.  There may be a PCC photo in the archives displaying
  Finleyville but it is hand drawn for the occasion.

  Phil
  Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'





  ________________________________
  From: Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net>
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
  Sent: Sun, October 31, 2010 1:06:55 PM
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans

  Fred

  A number of PCC operators had split front destination signs.  The one
  (typically) on the left (as one faces the car) had the route name and the
  one on 

  the right had the destination.  This was a better system for companies with
  a lot of cutbacks and alternate routings.  PRC tried to handle these by
  establishing separate route numbers, i.e. 43, 69, 55B, etc.  Not nearly as
  elegant a system as split signs!

  And, of course, it did not work on the interurban lines where, prior to
  1953, there were no route numbers, just destinations--and they were not
  always properly displayed!

  Dwight