[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

[Herb Brannon]

Perhaps the book which Blaine Hays, from Cleveland, has been writing ?
On Tue, 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.
> >
> >
> > -----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
> >
> >
> > 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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-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park