[PRCo] Re: Grade crossings

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Hi, Mr.Brannon,

There were only the 3-listed below on the interurban within
Alllegheny County.

I crossed my blvds Mr.Schneider.  Good question about
Mt.Lebanon Blvd; it may have had a flasher.  Pictures here
are few aren't they.

"Castle Shannon Blvd." crossed by the interurbans was set
by overhead contactor; all traffic signal lights went solid red.  I
don't know when signals were installed; some late 1940s
photos suggest nothing for traffic signals.



 Phil




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 From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:37 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grade crossings
 
Did either Overbrook Blvd or Frederick St have any type of signals at their
crossings?
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Yes; I forgot the one at Keating.  Thank You.  There weren't
> many.  St.Anne's did not have one.  In Castle Shannon
> all traffic lights went solid red to allow the interurbans to
> cross.  Yes; I remembered Connor; Mr.Brashear provided
> the name.  There is nothing more on the interurbans in
> Allegheny.
> Some city lines had flashing yellow to indicate trolley prw;
> these flashed continually.  The flashing red above were
> activated by track circuit weren't they.  Setting the lights
> in Castle Shannon was done by overhead contactor.
>
>
> We now have five red-flashing warnings activated by
> track circuit:  McMurray on old Washington line, 3-more
> on the interurban, and one at Keating.
>
>
> Phil
>
> -- URL : http://lists.dementix.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/RR-CrossingLights.jpg 
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:29 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grade crossings
>
> Yes.   Perry Highway at Keating Car House had flashers.      Rathke also
> answered the question ... numerous ... I cannot remember all of them but I
> do remember the crossing of route 88 at West Library loop had flashers.
>  Derrick remembered the crossing north of Washington Junction.     I am
> wondering about St. Anne's ... it would have been very busy on Sundays and
> there is also a parochial school that would create traffic?  I cannot
> remember clearly but I think there were flashers there.
>
> I think Mt. Lebanon Blvd. in Castle Shannon did ... it does today.
>
>
> On May 10, 2012, at 1:16 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:
>
> > Did Prc have flashing lights at other crossings than
> > Route-88 near W.Library loop and Ft.Couch on the
> > Washington linee?
> >
> >
> > Phil