[PRCo] Re: Amazing discovery
Herb Brannon
hrbran at cavtel.net
Sat Apr 28 16:34:13 EDT 2012
Again, the "guy" has placed a correction, which comes into view while
watching the video, and which corrects the date to 1908.
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 16:23, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>wrote:
> Sorry, he has the date wrong. That line opened in Summer 1908. We have
> "builder's photos" of the bridge (and its partner at the south end of
> Allison), which I still take tours to when we're in the area.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Schneider
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 3:08 PM
> To: Pittsburgh Railways
> Subject: [PRCo] Amazing discovery
>
> This introduces you to an amazing new discovery ...
>
> He discovered a trolley bridge made of this wondrous new material called
> concrete ... brand new in 1912. Maybe someone should tell this guy that
> the Romans were using it 2000 years ago!
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPno08qlY6g&feature=fvwp&NR=1
>
>
>
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Herb Brannon
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