[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

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Thank you. A great way to visualize why lines were routed as they were. Is there a file with a higher background resolution? I enlarged some areas to look at details an I lost resolution. 
Ed 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Titchenal" <stephen at titchenal.com> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:47:53 AM 
Subject: [PRCo] Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft 

I have posted a draft of a geographically correct map of the Pittsburgh 
Railway Company and surrounding area at its peak in the early 20th Century. 
The background digital elevation image is low resolution to keep the 
document size reasonable while in draft form. Because of the number of 
vector layers, it may take awhile to load in Acrobat Reader. You can use the 
layer navigation panel to turn individual layers on and off. 

http://railsandtrails.com/pdf/index.html 


A number of list members have helped me trace some of the lines shown. 
Thanks for all your help. 

I would appreciate any feedback on missing or misplaced lines. I have not 
tied the map to a specific date, but tried to show lines that were in place 
at anytime in the early 20th Century. 

A couple of questions: 

1. I assume the WP Oakdale and McDonald line followed Noblestown Road 
between the named cities. Where did it end in each city? 

2. Did the WP enter Brownsville on 6th Ave and take Market to about 3rd Ave?