[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

[Herb Brannon]

When will we actually be able to purchase a copy ?
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 20:41, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:

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> Herb
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> Yes.
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> Dwight
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> ----- 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
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> > 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:
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> >> Book?
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Nov 15, 2011, at 5:07 PM, "Stephen Titchenal" <stephen at titchenal.com
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> >> 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
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Herb Brannon
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