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RE: (erielack) West End (2)

There are diagrams of the 1940-50 realignment of the panhandle here:

http://www.railsandtrails.com/PRR/InpsectionTrip1952/index.htm#Clearance

They require the free djvu plugin. 

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From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org [mailto:erielack-owner@lists.elhts.org]
On Behalf Of Paul Brezicki
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 8:31 AM
To: EL Mailing List
Subject: RE: (erielack) West End (2)


I recall reading that the east end of the Panhandle (aka Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis, Pennsy's version of NYC's Big Four), even
aside from tunnels had an inferior alignment compared with "The Fort Wayne",
which was a factor in CR bypassing it in favor of the route through
Crestline.

Paul B

From: Michael Connor <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: (erielack) West End (2)

All
The Pittsburgh-Columbus portion of the PRR was cursed to c. 1950 with a
number of very close clearance tunnels in the 30 miles or so west of the
Ohio River.  The PRR bypassed all of them except Gould Tunnel which was
ultimately single-tracked and slightly improved.  It was a multi-million
dollar project, all privately funded, and earned the Federal Government's
lasting contempt, as did most railroad investments. MJC


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