[PRCo] Re: PRCo Electric Shovel

[Russell Cashdollar]

Search criteria....!!!

Normal search criteria works only so far... 
To turn up all the hidden goodies... 
one has to look at everything...

I began with 1928 PRCo Trolly guide that lists all streets every route operated over. 
I wrote all the street names on a PRMA produced PRCo system map, and I included  
the names of all the neighborhoods in Pgh. which were also listed in the 1928 guide.
I made a list of key words to search....Repair,construction,bridge,track,
repave, etc. (it is a long list) 

THEN... I started by searching through one street, or avenue, or district, 
or neighborhood, or key word at a time.

I am about 1/2 of the way through the list. I checked out and checked off my favorite 
and most promising search words first... and have therefore reached the point of 
diminishing returns and thus I now have less incentive trudge through.

But having faith that there are still prizes to be found, keeps me searching... but not as often. 

... And that is the only way I know to find the hidden jems.

The Electric Shovel turned up under a search of Steuben as is the street name.

Russell


-----Original Message-----
>From: BobDietrich <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net>
>Sent: Nov 5, 2010 3:40 PM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRCo Electric Shovel
>
>I asked the question before and found it was not on the roster.  I've
>included another photo of it working in Homestead.  Note the contraption
>that it is riding on, who needs rails in the street?  I've started
>collecting parts to make a model of this critter so all the photos I can
>find will help.
>Russ, what search criteria did you use to find this?  
>
>Bob  
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
>Brannon
>Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 2:24 PM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRCo Electric Shovel
>
>Interesting pics, Russ. Possibly Ed L or FWS would know if it is on the PRCo
>roster.
>On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 11:28, Russell Cashdollar
><cashdollarr at earthlink.net>wrote:
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>> Steuben Street August 26 1924
>> Pittsburgh City Photographer
>> Ed and Fred,
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>> Is this PRCo critter the "electric shovel" that is on The PRCo work car
>> roster?
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>> Russell
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>-- 
>Herb Brannon
>In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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