[PRCo] Re: Distortion of Photo

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Brannon,
The answer is on that ebay site for the Cordic car isn't it;
the item is for sale.  The distortion is to thwart those who
copy the image:

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** NO ITEM I OFFER HAS A DISTORTION OR PRINTED OVERLAY. **



DUE TO eBAY's NEW RULES (STARTING IN SEPTEMBER) THAT ITEMS CANNOT HAVE ANY 
PRINTING ACROSS THE ILLUSTRATIONS, YOU MAY SEE VIEWS IN MY LISTINGS WITH A SMALL DISTORTED AREA TO THWART 
UNAUTHORIZED COPYING BY A FEW BROWSERS. Â  NEW BIDDERS, PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK TO DETERMINE BUYER SATISFACTION LEVELS AND BE ASSURED OF TOP QUALITY.--------------------
The above was copied from the website and pasted here.
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Charleroi and Washington cars did not use the "Shannon" destination
until late 1950s but most probably early 1951.  "Shannon-Charleroi 
-Washington" was not on the original destination signs.  Rush hours
1951-forward then may have seen these cars operate limited service.

The two interurbans ran in tandem on the hour and half-hour from Grant
and Liberty.  When the limited service ceased the interurbans maintained
their 30-min headway but operated 15-min apart north of Washington Jct.
Ridership was dropping like a rock since 1948 or 1949 wasn't it.  Every
move to economize was needed.  Still, Shannon and W.Library service
was maintained for a number of years, possibly until the 1953 cut backs
to Simmons and Drake.  There was a car on Overbrook every 6 or 7-min
all day whether interurban or local.  By 1960 that daily service was every
20-min or more.


Phil






>________________________________
> From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
>To: Pittsburgh Railways Group <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org> 
>Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 5:56 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Distortion of Photo
> 
>Derrick wrote:
>Northbound rush hour Charleroi interurban at Smithfield and Carson Sts.,
>Pittsburgh … I suspect this is a newly designed program to distort images
>being advertised on-line for sale.   The Charleroi sign signified express
>to Frederick St. in the rush hour.   Of peak cars were signed
>Shannon-Charleroi.
>If you look at the recently posted photo of the "Cordic" car on Second
>Avenue, posted by Phillip a few days ago, you will also notice similar
>distortion. These two photos (the Cordic car pic and the Charleroi PCC
>1723) are the only two which have come through with the distortion. Does
>anyone know the reason for this?
>
>-- 
>Herb Brannon
>In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
>