[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

[Dwight Long]

Herb

Yes.

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 8:34 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft


> 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?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Nov 15, 2011, at 5:07 PM, "Stephen Titchenal" <stephen at titchenal.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > 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
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