[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

[Dwight Long]

Stephen

The map would be more useful if it were to include latter day PRC route 
numbers.

I know this may not be feasible within the scale of the map, but it would be 
useful if possible.

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Titchenal" <stephen at titchenal.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:47 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
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>
> 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?
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