West Penn to Downtown Pittsburgh

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	The West Penn Valley Route on the Monongahela once extended into 
downtown Pittsburgh (1920s?) and operated with a crew from both WP and PRCo?

	While freight was operated from Uniontown-Connellsville-Greensburg into 
downtown Pittsburgh, were any plans considered for running passenger service 
through from these areas to downtown Pittsburgh?

	I know the original freight cars constructed by West Penn had to be 
shortened to acommodate PRCo clearances, but could you imagine a *700* coming in 
over Ardmore, through East Liberty, and inbound along Penn?!!!!!!!

-- 
James B. Holland
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