[PRCo] Re: Brookline Loop

[Herb Brannon]

Derrick's map was what I needed. Why I wanted something detailed is because
I'm trying to get an apartment in a building at 1901 Brookline Blvd. I
thought that was where the loop was, and it is. The building sits on top of
the former loop and a lot more of the land around the loop.
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote:

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> In the late 1940's my uncle (who worked for West Penn Power ) lived on
> Greencrest Drive, near Brookline Blvd. and a short distance  east of the
> route 39 loop. Besides the trolley rides there, another attraction was to
> go upstairs at night to watch the orange glow in the sky as slag was being
> dumped in West Mifflin near highway Rt. 51.
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> Bob
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Derrick Brashear" <shadow at gmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:00:46 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Brookline Loop
>
> Can't get much more detailed than this:
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> http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?view=entry;cc=maps;entryid=x-096e1947
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> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote:
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> > Herb,
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> > I have 1960's photos of most of the PRW end of the line if that helps.
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> > Bob
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> > To: "Pittsburgh Railways Group" <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 9:19:23 AM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Brookline Loop
> >
> > I'm looking for a more detailed map of Brookline Loop and the adjoining
> > streets other than the PTM 1959 track diagram.  Existing PRCo history
> > books, including the new Transit in the Triangle, contain only the llne
> > drawings which are worthless when the exact location of trackwork is
> > required.
> > Anyone know where such track maps are available?
> >
> > --
> > Herb Brannon
> > In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
> >
> > (Soon to be in Pittsburgh)
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> Derrick
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-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park