[PRCo] rail in Arlington Avenue

[D Brashear]

well, these were hose jumpers for tires. tyres, i guess, since it was
actually in europe.

http://www.statter911.com/2014/05/03/remember-hose-railroad-track-picture-now-rest-story/


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote:

> In the trolley days, those ramps were called hose jumpers. I remember
> seeing them used during fires in downtown Pittsburgh in the 1950's. They
> were also used in Chicago....including on the last day for trolleys in 1958.
>
>
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Daria



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