Rolling Billboards

[John Swindler]

>
>Harold Geissenheimer wrote:
> >
> > Greetings.
> >
> > I left Pittsburgh in March 1976.  PTM should have a list
> > of special paint jobs.
> >

and Ken J. commented
>
>. . . . I know that the rolling billboards were usually assigned to Route 
>22, but I wonder if any were assigned to other routes where the 
>attraction/business they were advertising was located?


Didn't Pittsburgh Railways have ten cars, most if not all 1600s,  painted 
for an auto dealership in early 1960s that were scattered about the system?  
Was it a Chrysler/Dodge dealership???

>
>It seems rather sad to realize the U of P "U-Trolley" paint scheme spent 
>its entire life in the South Hills by default. It was painted on a 1700 ten 
>years after the East End lines were abandoned. Ken J.


The purpose of transit advertising is to attract customers, and Pitt 
accepted commuting students from the South Hills.  It's that farebox thing 
again that we don't like to talk about.

Harold also painted "U-Buses" for different schools, and they didn't 
necessarily serve that particular school.

John S.
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