[PRCo] Re: Last PRR Pittsburgh - Elrama service

[Derrick Brashear]

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
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> http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n0IqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EE8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5705%2C2405225
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> Note:   I think there is an error in this.   PRR bought diesels in 1952 for the area service.   I don't believe that steam ended there in 1950.
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http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D5AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4I4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=pittsburgh%20smoke%20pennsylvania%20railroad&pg=1702%2C4283860

Well, the switching was already dieselized, so it's conceivable the
*division* was using them in 1950. And I bet I could find out.






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Derrick