[PRCo] "Tram" track

[D Brashear]

I took Dick Bowker to Johnstown with me more than 20 years about for the
release of the book about the Johnson Rail manufacturing; There was a
lecture in the Lee Hospital auditorium.


On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Holland, James B. <PRCoPCC at p-r-co.com>
wrote:

> Enclosed are a drawing and photo of "Tram" Track used by PRCo about
> 18??-1916 that allowed wagons to run on the ledge.  Sharp curves still
> had raised-girder-guard; I do not know how wagons navigated that.  I
> have not found the reason for referring to this style track as "tram"
> unless it was a term imported from European track nomenclature.
>
> "On the Avenue, Fifth Avenue"... is the location of this Tram Track on
> PRCo in 1909 with Delivery-Wagon making use of same::
> <
> http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?rgn1=dc_su;op2=Or;rgn2=dc_su;op3=Or;rgn3=dc_su;op4=Or;rgn4=dc_su;op5=Or;rgn5=dc_su;xc=1;g=imls;q1=railroad%20stations;q2=train%20stations;q3=passenger%20station;q4=street%20railroads;q5=inclines;size=20;c=hpicasc;c=hpicchatham;c=hpiccma;c=hpiccmnh;c=hpichswp;c=hpicmonroeville;c=hpicnpl;c=hpicoakmont;c=hpicphlf;c=hpicpitcairn;c=hpicpoi
>
> ntpark;c=hpicpso;c=hpicrsc;c=hpicusc;back=back1409703566;subview=detail;resnum=82;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;cc=hpicasc;entryid=x-715.091160.cp;viewid=091160CP.TIF>
>
> TramGirder_02-JaybirdPatent-lq.jpg
>
> TramGirder_03-JaybirdPatent-lq.jpg
>

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Daria



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