[PRCo] Re: Making sense of the PRC assignments....

[Fred Schneider]

On Feb 20, 2012, at 9:06 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

> Mr.Long,
> The 50-line was based at Craft.  The first curve from tunnel to E.Carson
> is there; the 2nd curve wasn't built until the 2-curves from W.Carson
> were built.
> 
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> Please note total absence of tracks to and from W.Carson.
> Look at the car stop sign immediately above 1201.  In the same span is
> the frog to turn to E.Carson.  It is a little difficult to see the track but it
> is there.
> 
>  
> Phil
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 8:47 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Making sense of the PRC assignments....
> 
> Phil (sent from my portable computer)
> 
> AIR, there were double curves between East Carson and the tunnel.  However, 
> I don't have my maps with me here so I can't verify that.  But if not, how 
> would cars coming off route on 50 get to the car house?
> 
> I'll take another look at the map later, but I think you are right about the 
> lack of a straight through track on Carson.  There would be no need for it. 
> I think I made an error there--with respect to calling it a Grand Union.
> 
> With respect to cars signed 23 on any part of the South Hills downtown 
> loops, that fact is not dispositive.  23 may or may not have been rerouted 
> to use one of the South Hills loops.  I know nothing of this, but that does 
> not mean it did not happen.  In my day it always used the West End downtown 
> loop.  Assuming the base cars always did so, the cars to which you referred 
> could just be feed on or feed off runs and not base trips.
> 
> We would need access to route guides or old timetables from Way Back to sort 
> all this out.  And it all assumes that the curves between the tunnel and 
> West Carson are some latter day installation.  In my day they were always 
> there, and their use would be the logical way to feed cars based at Tunnel 
> Car House on and off Rt. 23.
> 
> Dwight
> 
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