12 Evergreen

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

> I started to collect transfers in 1950 (I still have them) when I rode
> the Evergreen line out East Street, and it was easy to raid the trash bag
> at the rear of the car when the motorman changed ends to return downtown.

	N-O  --  that's not me - I have not been holding anything back.  If I had 
wandered that far from home in 1950, I would have been in  d-e-e-p  trouble; 
besides, I couldn't have gone that far at my age.
	This past weekend I was surfing *railroad* sites and one listed sources 
of photos.  One of the sources I knew of personally and also knew this source had 
trolleys.  So I wrote to a couple others and low and behold, Bob Rathke also grew 
up in Pgh. (his experience quoted above) and is a current and long time member of 
PTM!
	I never asked Bob anything about 12 Evergreen - he just offered it.  This 
is one of those situations which is like that sweet young thing called *Sarah 
Dippity!*

	So now we know that in 1929, 12 Evergreen operated as a shuttle from East 
and Evergreen to the outer end and back with one solitary car all day long.  We 
now know that 12 Evergreen operated as a double-end route through to downtown and 
back in 1950!

	Bob has been invited to join the lists as well; hope he is able to do so.

	And Charlie Brown says::

> Just wanted to let you know that I received the tape, maps, roster,
> photo, and kitchen sink (geez, who needs a book). 

	He says he will probably have 101 questions so I said - why not put them 
on the list?  A good way to learn and a good way for the old geezers to use the 
gray matter besides sitting on it!
-- 
James B. Holland
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