Speed

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> When I was in high school the routes were
> 42S South Hills Village (with 42 Mt. Lebanon short turns, I think to just
> south of the Mt. Lebo tunnel)
> 47D Drake
> 47S South Hills Village
> 47L Library

And I found schedules from this era which I had grabbed in the PAT Service
Center...

> There was a shuttle whose name I'm forgetting which ran from South Hills
> Junction, in and around the loop, and back, then changed ends. Often laid
> over just beyond the junction on the Overbrook line.

"Subway Local"

> The PCC wreck and Library quickie rebuild happened while I was in
> high school, at which point we ended up with 42L instead of 47L (with the
> obvious change in route and equipment). Atlas Railroad Co did the quickie
> rebuild (no bridges, for instance, had their tracks spread). Same company
> in today's paper, they goofed when replacing a crossover on Broadway in
> Beechview, it's being replaced this weekend, service suspended.

I found all my schedules from this era. Expect some posts about it, and
some images: I got a flatbed scanner (for $30) today!