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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Note the 15 minute headway on Rt. 37 off peak,
in 1949. That is exactly what was provided starting in late 1951 when the
interurban service was modified to provide local service in Rt. 37
territory.</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">
<DIV><BR>What would cause a need for more frequent service in 1951/52? The
territory served is not one with great population density, and was bracketed on
the west by PRC routes 38/39/42, and on the east by Brentwood Motor Coach and
PRC route 53. I cannot see the need for any more frequent service than the
15 minute headway offered, whether by 37-Shannon cars prior to late 1951 or the
combination of W and C cars offering local service post that date. At
that, the off-peak 37 cars were likely mostly empty by then. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The chart which you sent does not mention AM and PM trippers from and to
Riverview and Canonsburg. These services were being provided at that time.
It also does not show any Charleroi-Roscoe (Elco) nor any
Washington-Canonsburg service. I think there was still some running at
that time, but I'm not so clear on that.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=PRCoPCC@p-r-co.com href="mailto:PRCoPCC@p-r-co.com">Holland, James
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 05, 2014 7:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [PRCo] Interurban Service
Snapshot, Jan-Feb-1949</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Chris sent me this JPG in Nov-2012 detailing the assignments
and headway <BR>on the Interurban Cars early in 1949.<BR><BR>Note the 37/L has
a 1-minute headway in the morning rush with 21-cars <BR>needed to fill
this. Whether all cars were every minute from Shannon or <BR>that was
split with Library is not known by me. I would suspect most of <BR>the
cars would leave from Shannon or more cars would be needed. The
<BR>1-minute headway is only for a 'relatively' short period of time when
<BR>demand would be highest to get people downtown before 8-AM
<BR>Start-Work-Time! The Shannon and Library cars were interlined making
<BR>one trip on one line, next trip on the other.<BR><BR>Base service on 37/L
is 15-min with 5-cars! This "suggests" all service <BR>is on the 37 as
1+hour is needed to make a round trip.<BR><BR>PM-service is every 2-minutes as
times going home are more spread out <BR>for whatever reason -- dinner out
after work, shopping, partying, etc!<BR><BR>Evening is 15-min and 5-cars with
one "Owl."<BR><BR>Charleroi headway is 30-min at most times of day and may
have been until <BR>last car in 1949. There were times in history when
hourly was <BR>instituted after 9-10-PM. 9-cars are needed for base
Charleroi service, <BR>4-from SHJ and 5-from Charleroi.<BR><BR>Washington
service was every 30-min requiring 7-cars-base with 4-from <BR>SHJ and
3-Washington.<BR><BR>This IS a Very Interesting Picture into an aspect of PRCo
Operations.<BR><BR>--
<BR>*Jim<BR><BR>InterurbanServiceSnapshot_194901.jpg<BR>*<BR><BR><BR><BR>--------------
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