[PRCo] Re: Have We Seen These Yet?

[Herb Brannon]

FYI, the tracks which continued across Grant (on Fourth) to Ross, then left
on Ross to left on Forbes and back to Grant were still active and for a
while in the mid/late 1970s was used by 49-Arlington-Warrington cars during
the evening hours. The layover was on Forbes at Grant. This layover became
a hotbed of unrest between East End bus operators and those of us taking
the recovery time on Forbes at Grant with a PCC car. One night I informed a
bus operator who was sitting behind the trolley honking the bus horn that,
"...the steering wheel was put in the bus for a reason, us it."
At Fourth and Grant cars could operate straight ahead on Fourth or take the
switch to the right onto Grant Street. At Forbes and Grant both the left
and right switches and tracks were active. The first switch was electric
and would  operate for either "right" or "straight". The second switch was
plugged (welded) open for the left curve. The tracks going straight on
Forbes ended right after the switch set for left only.

The 49 downtown routing during these hours was:
Inbound Smithfield St Bridge
Continue Smithfield
Right Fourth Av
Left Ross St
Left Forbes Av
Right Grant St
Left Liberty
Left Wood
Left Fort Pitt Blvd
Right Smithfield St Bridge
to regular route




 Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net> wrote:

> Ed
>
> That would make sense.  That curve (onto Grant) was also used by short
> turn 42/38 cars, so should have been quite operable even at that late date.
>
> Dwight
>
>
> From: Edward H. Lybarger
> Sent: Sunday, 30 September, 2012 18:22
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Have We Seen These Yet?
> If memory serves correctly, we just went up 4th from Wood to Grant and
> turned right.  Only the Smithfield Street Bridge was open for trolleys by
> 1971; 47 became the new 53 in 1968, I think.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org [mailto:
> pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Dwight Long
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 4:08 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> 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."
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> **Tiger does sit and look out the side window. He is in a harness and
> leash.
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> --
> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park