[PRCo] Re: Have We Seen These Yet?

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Long,

Re-read Mr.Lybarger's comments below yours.  Also note
the people with cameras.  An out of place destination sign
often (but not always) suggests a charter doesn't it.  Some
have called them "expresses to the next (photo) stop."


Phil






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> From: Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net>
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
>Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 4:08 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Have We Seen These Yet?
> 
>Ed
>
>1647 is outbound on Fourth Avenue approaching Smithfield.  The famous and lamented-for-its-passing Klein’s Restaurant is on the left of the car.  Given your info, I would guess it is headed out Rt. 53—or had that route already been banned from the Tenth Street Bridge by 1971 and route number 47 renumbered 53?  If the latter, where was the car going?
>
>Dwight
>
>From: Edward H. Lybarger 
>Sent: Sunday, 30 September, 2012 11:00
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Have We Seen These Yet?
>The Butler Street photo is very likely a Pittsburgh City Photographer view,
>but the date and photo ID have been cropped away.  The other two of cars
>were fantrip views.  I was on 1647 that day...it was in 1971, when the
>Hilltop routes (44, 49 and 53) were converted.  Don't know about the view up
>the Blvd. of the Allies.
>
>Ed
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Herb
>Brannon
>Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 11:09 PM
>To: Pittsburgh Railways Group
>Subject: [PRCo] Have We Seen These Yet?
>
>I have attached four photos I came across while just randomly surfing the
>net. There is not much information on any of them. Does anyone have any
>additional information? Especially dates, photographers and why is a 77/54
>trolley heading up Fourth Avenue?
>Also, Tiger (the Trolley Cat) says, "....get out and see the Fall leaves
>now. They won't be around very long this year.. Herb and I** went for a ride
>in the rural areas of Medina County today and the scenery was excellent.
>
>http://lists.dementix.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PittsburghButlerSt.jpg
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><http://lists.dementix.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/pittsburgh,%20BlvdAllies@Smithfield.jpg>
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><http://lists.dementix.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PittsburghArllingtonAv.jpg>
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><http://lists.dementix.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Pittsburgh%20FourthAv@Smithfield%20St.jpg>
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