October in the PA Trolley museum

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Vigrass, Bill wrote:

> I dunno about what train service there was.  We had planned to take a
> Llincoln Transit bus from Trafford to Irwin, but we missed it (it did not
> run very often) so took a cab.  With three of us, it wasn't much per person,
> except that at that point in our lives, we didn't earn much, so anything
> more than a few dollars was a burden.  West Penn cars still went to Larimer
> on some trips, but for the trip we connected with, we got a car that ended
> its trip in Irwin.  It was a 280-290 type car, as I recall. What RR service
> might there have been, PRR?  Bill.

There was frequent PRR service from Pittsburgh to Derry (east of Latrobe)
apparently until 1963, which passed through Trafford, a bit further down
the road from where the 62 loop was. There was also service from North
Trafford station, basically just below the Trafford Viaduct, to
Pittsburgh, but not east. Some theorize that the 63 Trafford Express
(which was apparently discontinued before 1930) never became popular
because for people going to town the railroad was available. I don't know
the truth of it. 

The 63 Trafford Express incidentally approximates the 67F Trafford bus
route I now use.

-D