[PRCo] Re: PRCo Electric Shovel

[Herb Brannon]

Now you know why Russell works for the Smithsonian.
Thanks Russ for the pics you sent me. I especially liked the street scene
with the lowfloor and 1920s/1930s autos all wrapped in steam and fog. Good
shot.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 16:24, Russell Cashdollar
<cashdollarr at earthlink.net>wrote:

> 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:
> >
> >> Steuben Street August 26 1924
> >> Pittsburgh City Photographer
> >> Ed and Fred,
> >>
> >> Is this PRCo critter the "electric shovel" that is on The PRCo work car
> >> roster?
> >>
> >> Russell
> >>
> >>
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Steuben%20Street%20Augus
> >t%2026%201924.a.jpg
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Steuben%20Street%20Augus
> >t%2026%201924.b.jpg
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> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Herb Brannon
> >In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
> >
> >
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-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park