[PRCo] More on the bridges

[Dwight Long]

Bob

Thanks.  Good stuff.

That shot of the EM-1 is better than I managed!

Dwight

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From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
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> Attached is the flyer (scanned in two parts) for the PERC trip on 5/30/57.
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> Also a photo taken at the New Castle Jct. stop by Pete Roehm who was act 
> ive in PERC at that time. In 1957 t he B&O was still operating steam 
> locomotives on the Akro n Div. west .of New Castle Jct. A couple of other 
> steam locomotives can be seen in right background of the photo.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net>
> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" 
> <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org>, "PRCo" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 10:07:37 AM
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> Dennis
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> Interestingly the list notes the now gone bridge at Foxburg but fails to 
> note that it was a combination railway and highway bridge. The railway 
> portion was in disuse in latter years of the bridge’s existence, but back 
> in 1957 the forerunner of PTM, PERC, ran an enthusiast tour over the 
> former P&W, then B&O line. It ran from Pittsburgh to North Clarion Jct. 
> and crossed this bridge, then ascended the Foxburg switchbacks (through 
> the local golf course).
>
> I wonder how many current PTM members, beside me, were on that trip?
>
> Dwight
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> From: DF Cramer
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 July, 2013 09:24
> To: PRCo
> Subject: [PRCo] More on the bridges
> http://bridgehunter.com/category/waterway/allegheny-river/
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> Dennis F. Cramer
> http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/
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