[PRCo] Re: February 10, 1978

[Derrick Brashear]

The drawing on page 12 is not a Pittsburgh car. So what accident was that from?

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:
> I have had a copy of the NTSB investigation into the collision of PATranst
> PCC 1790 and bus 2413, on the morning of February 10, 1978, and would like
> to share it.
> I was working the 35-Library and was probably inbound somewhere between
> Washington Jct and Castle Shannon Municipal Building when the accident
> actually occurred. By the time I reached Frederick Street and all the way,
> inbound, through the single track to Boggs it was slow going and waiting
> for lots of red signals. Cars were barely moving either direction do to the
> emergency activity at SHJct, involving Police, Fire, EMS, PATransit
> responders and bystanders, effectively shutting down the junction. I did
> not know this until later. My first notion that something "big" had
> happened was when I saw 42 and 42/38 cars coming outbound on the 35/36/37
> tracks. Slowdowns were an almost daily occurrence on the rail system back
> then usually do to malfunctioning signals or crippled cars, however, this
> had now consumed time well beyond the usual break down or malfunction.
> Finally, while sitting near Boggs an outbound operator stopped and quickly
> mentioned to me that there had been a serious accident but gave no details.
> When I rounded the curve, above the 42/38 tracks and looking down on Palm
> Garden, I saw an unreal sight. The "transitway" in the Palm Garden area and
> all around it was filled with emergency vehicles and people. Later, after
> returning from downtown, I found out the extent of the incident.
>
> The attached report is a .pdf file to be opened with Adobe Reader. There
> are some good diagrams included in the report. Hopefully, the List Server
> will retain the .pdf file as a link. If it doesn't, email me and I can send
> a copy to you through regular email.
>
> --
> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
>
>
>



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Derrick