[PRCo] Re: 42/38 on Smithfield Yellow-Green Light

[Barry, Matthew R]

No, Bob.  That practice ended in Pittsburgh - I  think in the late 70s.

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Bob Rathke
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 2:18 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: 42/38 on Smithfield Yellow-Green Light


Don't the traffic lights in Pittsburgh still have the overlapping green/yellow indication? 



I recall that in the 1960's Pittsburgh was one of the few (maybe the only) city in the U.S. with overlapping traffic signals.  Also in that era, Canton, Ohio had simple red & green traffic signals - no yellow. 



Bob 



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From: "Matthew R Barry" <mrb190 at pitt.edu> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:21:58 PM 
Subject: [PRCo] 42/38 on Smithfield  Yellow-Green Light 

Hi Folks, 
Take a look at this of the 42/38 on Smithfield:   http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=275722&nseq=45 

Remember when the traffic lights used to give us "green" THEN   "green and yellow together," then "yellow," and finally "red?"    The photo illustrates the former green/yellow signal. 

Matt