[PRCo] PRCo Historic Pgh Photos

[Herb Brannon]

Thought someone was hacking into my computer. Then noticed that FWS has
resurrected a post from just over one-year ago.


On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tunnel #1 is the proposal for what became the liberty tunnel, but the
> original proposal would have crossed at e.g. Carson St level onto a bridge,
> not over it.
>
> Derrick
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2013, at 21:49, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Ray,
> >
> > Can't help on dates.   Lower building was originally the South Hills
> Junction car overhaul shop.  In the Depression PRC eliminated all general
> overhaul shops except Homewood.   I believe the last two to go at that time
> were Manchester and the one at Tunnel which you submitted.
> >
> > Remember that the company was an amalgamation of many different
> companies, each with its own major repair facility, so it should come as no
> surprise that some of those shops remained active until there was some
> major impetus like a major financial downturn to cause the company to come
> to its senses and reduce excess capacity.
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jun 11, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Lattner, Raymond wrote:
> >
> >> Hello. Can someone clarify/verify the timeframe of these
> >> photos?  Is 1915 correct? When were the "upper car bans built"
> >> Also does anyone know what " Allegheny County Highway Tunnel no. 1" is?
> >> http://tinyurl.com/cnlxgv7
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/bnwh8lu
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Ray
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Herb Brannon
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