[PRCo] Re: PRCo Electric Shovel

[Derrick Brashear]

If you happen to run across anything on East Carson above 10th that's interesting, I'd love to see it, notably at the railroad crossing at 21st, and outside J&L. Photos have been scarce, I guess because the 50 just... ended


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> 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
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Herb Brannon
>>> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
>>> 
>>> 
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