[PRCo] Re: Amazing discovery

Edward H. Lybarger trams2 at comcast.net
Sat Apr 28 16:37:54 EDT 2012


Clearly, I didn't watch it again, since I did that some time ago.  Nor did I
remember that he corrected himself.  Too much minutiae!

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 4:34 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Amazing discovery

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
>
>
>


--
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park






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