[PRCo] Re: Fw: Re: wrong side of the river?

[Dwight Long]

John

I seem to recall there were ten DE Jones cars refurbed with motors rewound 
at the end of the Jones car era.  However, I think they were for a sort of 
"ready reserve" for emergencies, a concept which made some sense but in 
reality was rarely if ever used.

It's unlikely that any cars were specifically so treated for 56B, although 
since they existed, they might have been used on that route.  The topography 
of that route would not suggest that high speed cars would be much of an 
advantage.  If I think of it I will delve into my files and see what car or 
cars I photted on that line just before it Crumped.

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: "Pittsburgh Railways" <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:21 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Re: wrong side of the river?


>   Struggling to remember some PRC roster details - were there not 10 
> double end cars speeded up and assigned to Glenwood to work 56B, which 
> terminated Evans Ave. in McKeesport??  4399 would be one of them. Upper 
> left background - the two highway structures - lower one is Brady St. 
> Bridge to Forbes Ave.; upper one is Blvd. of Allies outbound lane???
> > From: dwightlong at verizon.net
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Fw: Re: wrong side of the river?
>> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:12:10 -0400
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Re: wrong side of the river?
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Phil
>> >
>> > I think the whole shot is posed, auto and all, and is not on the 
>> > Charleroi
>> > interurban line at all.
>> >
>> > I believe it is on 2nd avenue in the Hazelwood area just west of the 
>> > Brady
>> > Street Bridge shown in the background.
>> >
>> > If you look closely you will see someone on the left hand side taking a
>> > phot.  You will also see that the shot is much newer than what is
>> > suggested. There is a truck that is newer than the 20s and there is an
>> > auto that is much newer, although it is hard to make out cause it's so 
>> > far
>> > in the bkgrd.
>> >
>> > If this were 4398 one could be sure what it is, but the puzzler is that 
>> > it
>> > is 4399.  I don't know the history of this car offhand.  Likely this 
>> > was a
>> > fantrip with signs put up for effect.
>> >
>> > The putative location would be on Lincoln Avenue in Charleroi with the
>> > North Charleroi-Monessen bridge in the bkgrd.  However, nothing in the
>> > phot corresponds to Charleroi, but it does to 2nd Ave.  The info with 
>> > the
>> > phot also suggests that and I think that supposition is correct.
>> >
>> > Now, what was the occasion and when?
>> >
>> > Dwight
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
>> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:59 AM
>> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: wrong side of the river?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Mr.Brashear,
>> >>
>> >> This looks like a case for Detective Lybarger doesn't it. We know
>> >> the only place the Charleroi line crossed the Monongahela is downtown
>> >> Pittsburgh isn't it. Thus the car is apparently heading south rather
>> >> than north.
>> >>
>> >> Is it near Monongahela City? A bridge over a tributary is at Black
>> >> Diamond Jct; double track leads to the Jct. But this does not seem
>> >> to fit. It appears the car is on a bridge; the railing far side 
>> >> suggests
>> >> this. It also seems rather new construction; paving is new as well.
>> >> The bridge across the Monongahela doesn't fit this location does it.
>> >>
>> >> It looks like a coal tipple or associated structure spans the highway
>> >> in the distance; I can not determine what the trolley tracks do at 
>> >> that
>> >> distance. I am looking for evidence of single track.
>> >>
>> >> If the signs are correct this is a shuttle from Mongahela south and
>> >> return not the Donora car. I can not detect the motorman at the
>> >> controller. Did the car stop and pose for this picture? Do schedules
>> >> reveal a run or train "86"?
>> >>
>> >> If the signs are correct this could be other places along the river
>> >> from Mongahela south. Does it fit any other location?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Phil
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>________________________________
>> >>> From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
>> >>>To: Pittsburgh Railways Group <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
>> >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:01 AM
>> >>>Subject: [PRCo] wrong side of the river?
>> >>>
>> >>>Was route 906 on the west shore of the river ever? I assumed it was
>> >>>always on the other side, only, and
>> >>>thus the caption is incorrect?
>> >>>
>> >>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_beveridge/8014098467/
>> >>>
>> >>>-- 
>> >>>Derrick
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
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