[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

[Derrick Brashear]

I'm waiting for the movie

Derrick


On Nov 15, 2011, at 19:15, Ed Comcast <eskuchas at comcast.net> wrote:

> Book?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 15, 2011, at 5:07 PM, "Stephen Titchenal" <stephen at titchenal.com> wrote:
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>> In the book we will include a couple of later day PRyCo maps with route
>> numbers. Tracking the routes over time and showing their numbering
>> transition is possible in a GIS, but I felt it would clutter the overview
>> map and also add additional research time that I do not have at the moment.
>> It was easier to just trace the tracks from early plat and topo maps to
>> start with. Completing the labeling of routes (and railroads) will be for a
>> future interactive version.
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Dwight
>> Long
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:21 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft
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>> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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