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

[Fred W. Schneider III]

What I forgot to say before, I have no original sets of the Motor Coach
Age series.  I copied mine from John Swindler's originals.  (You love me
now, don't you John)

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