[PRCo] Re: Simmons loop

[Fred Schneider]

But the building in background is now the site of the T-parking lot.

On Oct 5, 2010, at 3:21 AM, Dwight Long wrote:







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> Folks
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> Here is a very faded Kodacolor shot of Simmons Loop the year after it opened.  I'm sure if I played with this in Photo Shop I could bring back the color, but this will do for now and will give you an idea of what the original 1953 loop and shelter looked like. That's the original line to Charleroi running left to right outbound behind 1724. The inbound side was part of the loop and the outbound side was a cripple track.
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> If this dratted program excises the photo, send me your email and I'll email it directly to you.
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> Dwight
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> From: Edward H. Lybarger
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Monday, 04 October, 2010 19:03
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Simmons loop
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> On the satellite view from Google maps, it's roughly the area surrounding
> today's outhouse (the square green roof to the right of the missile).
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> Simmons was the original name of the former stop at Pleasant Street and was
> likely named for the property owner who granted the right-of-way to the
> streetcar company.  There was no place actually named Simmons."
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> Ed
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Paul
> Steven
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 6:28 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Simmons loop
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> Hi, does anyone know where Simmons Loop was compared to the new LRV station
> at Library? The few pictures available online don't show enough detail and
> the USGS and period maps don't show the loop I have found. I'm curious, as I
> believe the loop existed until 2004, but there doesn't seem to be a feature
> called Simmons on the map.
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> Thanks
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> Paul
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