[PRCo] Re: New Maps of Pittsburgh and Ellwood City

[robert netzlof]

--- On Wed, 12/12/12, Stephen Titchenal <stephen at titchenal.com> wrote:

> The PRR Duquesne Elevated Branch Val
> Map from 1926 doesn't even bother to
> show the P&WV, much less a connection with it.

Not surprising. I'm quite convinced that the two did not connect anywhere in the Triangle area. None of the maps I've been able to find (Sanborn, Hopkins, Pittsburgh Planning Commission) show any such thing.

My admittedly sarcastic remark was prompted by a long-ago exchange here in which I questioned an assertion of such a connection by asking "Are you sure?" which received an answer of "Yes I'm sure! I've seen the map that shows it!" 'Twould have been nice to have mentioned a reference, but no.

> The line on the 1930 Interstate map connecting the two,
> almost looks like an
> afterthought - could even be one of the fake lines sometimes
> put on a map to
> help with a copyright infringement claim if someone copies
> it ;-)

I hadn't thought of that possibility. I've heard it said that map makers would do that sort of thing.

> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of robert
> netzlof
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:18 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: New Maps of Pittsburgh and Ellwood City
> 
> --- On Wed, 12/12/12, Stephen Titchenal <stephen at titchenal.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I recently scanned some maps at the
> > Pennsylvania State University Map
> > Library including one that shows the Pittsburgh
> Railways Co.
> > circa 1930.
> > 
> > http://www.railsandtrails.com/Maps/Pittsburgh/1930_Interstate/index.html
> 
> Well, well, well. At last a map, perhaps The Map, which
> shows a P&WV - PRR connection in dahntahn.
> 
> Based on previous discussion on the matter, I suspect an
> error.

Bob Netzlof a/k/a Sweet Old Bob