Early Pgh bus lines (was: West Penn Today - Greensburg and Latrobe)

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Now that subject has turned to buses, have any of you seen the Motor Coach
Age series on bus companies in southeastern Pennsylvania ... was probably
done in the 1970s ... consisted of about eight separate issues which
blanketed the area by region.  For example, Deere Brothers was included
with all the companies that used the Parkway East.  One issue was devoted
wholly to Pittsburgh Railways Co. / Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company.  I
think the entire bus route history was published.  If memory services, Ray
Foley was the prime mover in that series.  Oliver Miller had a lot to do
with the PRC portion.

Donald Galt wrote:

> On 2 Aug 00, at 16:47, HRBran99 at aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Your map must be prior to June 1937. The 6/'37 PRCo guide
> > has only numbers for all routes, bus and streetcar.
>
> Yup, it was your mention of that guide that prompted my question.
>
> Something about the wording in the map suggests that it was
> revised shortly after the inauguration of the Mt. Washington bus. I'll
> hazard the guess that, whether official or only the mapmaker's
> device, the letters A through O represent the chronological order of
> establishment of bus lines. Here is a list (the numbers in
> parentheses are from the PRCo Transit Guide ca.1950; who wants
> to bet that they are the same as those in the 1937 guide)
>
>  A - Wilkinsburg (through bus 1) (via Wilkins Ave)
>  B - East Liberty (via Bigelow, Baum)
>  C - Squirrel Hill (through bus 3)
>  D - Highland Park (through bus 19) (via Bigelow, Friendship)
>  E - Dormont - Mt. Lebanon (through bus 8) (via W. Liberty Tunnel)
>  F - McKees Rocks - North Side (102)
>  G - Shadyside (through bus 2) (via Bigelow)
>  H - Charleroi (via W. Liberty Tunnel, Saw Mill Run Blvd)
>  I - Bellevue (through bus 11) (via Brighton, Shadeland, California,
> Teece Ave; #11 continued on to Ben Avon)
>  J - Oakmont - Verona (via East Liberty; same route as K to
> Verona Ave.)
>  K - Frankstown Road (through bus 13) (via Bigelow, Baum, East
> Liberty)
>  L - Castle Shannon (through bus 16) (via W. Liberty, Mt. Lebanon,
> Castle Shannon Blvd)
>  M - no such service
>  N - McKeesport (through bus 18) (via Schenley Park, Homestead,
> Munhall, Lincoln Place)
>  O - Mount Washington Streetcar Connecting bus (200)
>
> Don