South Hills Junction-38 car assignments

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Don't underestimate Palmer's clout.  The Commercial Manager is equivalent to
today's Executive Vice President, or even President, now that everyone wants
to be called a "CEO."  The top, top spots in utility company hierarchy went
to corporate types, so they "don't count" in day-to-day operational matters.
Fitzgerald and Palmer ran the place.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:41 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: RE: South Hills Junction-38 car assignments


But C D Palmer wasn't the top brass in the period when the new PCCs or
newly converted high speed cars were put out in Mount Lebanon!  Palmer
was promoted from Commercial Manager to the #1 slot when Fitzgerald
retired about 1950.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth and Tracie Josephson [mailto:kjosephson at sprintmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 3:17 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: Re: South Hills Junction-38 car assignments


John Swindler wrote:
>
> Vigrass, Bill wrote
>
> >Re: Car assignments.  Some time ago one of you mentioned that PRCo
assigned
> >its better cars to lines serving higher income areas. . . .

I mentioned I have read and heard that. I do not know if it is true.
> >I had been told by my friend who lived on Bower Hill Road in Mt.
Lebanon
> >(just beyond the loop) that during WWII that high floor two man cars
were
> >used as trippers on the #38.  It now occurs to me that these cars had
> >transverse seats and equalized trucks, so probably rode better than
the low
> >floor cars with their single spring arch bar trucks.
> >

> How about:  Where did Pittsburgh Ry and Philadelphia Co. upper
management
> live?  Someone once mentioned Mt. Lebanon.  That could be verified by
> checking old city directories, which are on microfilm at Carnegie
Library.
> Just a thought.

C.D. Palmer lived about three houses away from my uncle in Mt. Lebanon.
My uncle lived on Mayfair Drive, south of the loop on Washington Road. I
am not sure if Mr. Palmer's residence was on Mayfair or the street
intersecting it near my uncle's house.  Ken J.