[PRCo] Re: some mon valley shots

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Here's a recent example of Mr. Beveridge's gratuitous interpretation of the
bus:

http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/story11/Douglas-Trolley 

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 11:38 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: some mon valley shots

Oh, one of those kind.   Just because the buses were more economical and
preserved free enterprise a little longer than would have happened with a
heavy investment in rails, substations, copper wires and owning your own
rights-of-ways, they still believe that economics 101 is false.   





On Sep 14, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> Scott Beveridge is a reporter for the Washington Observer-Reporter.  
> He repeatedly insists during interviews that the bus companies put the 
> trolleys out of business, and won't listen when the facts are explained.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of 
> Fred Schneider
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 10:39 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: some mon valley shots
> 
> The PCC looks like a bad print from a Bob Brown negative . a commercial
> machine made (what you see is what you get) print.   The negative was
> perfectly OK.   
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 14, 2012, at 8:50 AM, Derrick Brashear wrote:
> 
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_beveridge/7983802853
>> 
>> and see also
>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/r270/523241_972537076092_
>> 5 37767445_n.jpg which I home you can. Same guy. His comment is
>> 
>> They have some cool old trolley photos here at the Greater Monessen 
>> Historical Society. This one was taken in Charleroi, circa 1920.
>> 
>> (from
>> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=972537076092&set=a.6026549877
>> 6
>> 2.2145700.35106432&type=1&theater)
>> 
>> --
>> Derrick
>> 
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