[PRCo] Re: Interesting PATransit PCC Photos

[Bob Rathke]

The open garbage trucks were still used into early 1966 on Pittsburgh's North Side when they were replaced with closed packer-type trucks .  City- owned trucks were used for garbage collection throughout the city...except on the North Si de where garbage was handled by a contractor. This may have been a practice that went back to the City of Allegheny. 



The open trucks used on Spring Hill had a wooden ramp that dragged behind the truck .  The garbage collectors would take a large burlap sheet in the yards, dump the garbage cans onto it, and then carry the Santa-style sack up the ramp into the truck.   



I remember seeing the closed trucks for the first time in April, 1966 in the Fineview neighborhood while photographing the last month of trolleys there. 



Bob  



----- Original Message -----


From: "BobDietrich" <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:11:00 AM 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interesting PATransit PCC Photos 

On the layout the trolley tracks are below the wall at the lower right. Â I 
never managed to build a layout so the house could go to its proper location 
- there are good intentions though. Â My room was behind the left hand black 
flag. Â What were the black flags indicating? 

Does anyone remember those garbage trucks with the metal ladder dragging 
behind? 

Bob 


-----Original Message----- 
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org 
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Phillip 
Clark Campbell 
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 9:37 AM 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interesting PATransit PCC Photos 

Mr.Dietrich, 

http://lists.dementix.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/BobDietrichsModelHouse.J 
PG 

http://atu85.org/v2/images/IMG_6295.jpg 

Even the layout in your model scene is very similar.  Does the Trolley 
pass to our left?  I remember viewing this for the first time; one is 
in the scene with the photographer isn't he.  Please point out 
your room. 

A very nice collection of photos. 


  
Phil 




________________________________ 
 From: BobDietrich <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:33 AM 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interesting PATransit PCC Photos 
  
I used the Microsoft snipping tool found in accessories to capture one of 
the photos with my house in it.  Well, my parents house.  

-----Original Message----- 
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org 
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Herb 
Brannon 
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 8:06 PM 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interesting PATransit PCC Photos 

Did you try the very, very small (almost invisible) button just above the 
upper right corner of the photo? It will not make it any taller but will, 
however, make the photo larger on the horizontal. 
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 19:18, Phillip Clark Campbell 
<pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote: 

> Mr.Brannon, 
> 
> 
> Is it possible to enlarge the screen?  Many of the shots were 
> sliced let alone cropped weren't they.  I tried adjusting settings 
> on Flash but nothing allowed full screen, just zoom one way or 
> another.    It is still a very impressive site. 
> 
> 
> Phil 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________ 
>Â  From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> 
> To: Pittsburgh Railways Group <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org> 
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 2:21 PM 
> Subject: [PRCo] Interesting PATransit PCC Photos 
> 
> Go to the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 85 website. The link to the 
> website is:ATU - Local 85 - Pittsburgh <http://atu85.org> 
> When you get the website displayed scroll down to just below the "WELCOME" 
> title and there will be a slide show of various streetcars. 
> 
> -- 
> Herb Brannon 
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park