Route 53 - Carrick and south side

[John Swindler]

Bill Vigrass wrote:  How could I have possibly forgotten the 77/54!   What 
was Carrick via the Tunnel?  54?

And Donald Galt replied
>
>47.
>
>But in The Last Days there was a renumbering. At the moment I can't find 
>the article which would tell me what it was at the end.
>
>Don


For what its worth,

I remember 47 Carrick via Tunnel as rush hour only in 1960s.  The public was 
familiar with 53 Carrick name, which was the full-time service but used S. 
18th St. and Carson St.  When PAT abandoned S. 18th St. trackage (I want to 
say late 1960s, but maybe around 1964/65), full-time 53 service was rerouted 
through tunnel, thus effectively eliminating separate 47 cars.

Also, under PAT route numbering scheme, Carrick car line would become 
51-series route (51C).  The number 47 was part of the 46-series routes which 
used Saw Mill Run.  Thus 46A is Brentwood local bus via Overbrook, and 47L 
is a Library limited trolley via Overbrook. Similarly 41C is Cedar Blvd 
local bus via West Liberty Ave., and 42S is South Hills limited trolley via 
West Liberty corridor.

Harold Geissenheimer would be the expert in this decision.

John

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