Car Life

[Fred W. Schneider III]

The 3750s were never fully retired from interurban service until there
were enough PCC cars.  And after that there were instances of 1200s or
1400s from Tunnel running all the way out on the interurbans.  The 3750s
ran as Library and Castle Shannon cars until they were scrapped c.
1953.  I've ridden them there. Bill Vigrass got a pounding one night
riding one from Roscoe to Castle Shannon, c. 1946.  Dick Steinmetz had a
picture of one at Roscoe loop in the 1940s. 

Kenneth Josephson wrote:
> 
> Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> > Greetings!
> >
> > > Kenneth Josephson wrote:
> >
> > > . . . The low
> > > floors were very attractive looking cars in my opinion. People I know who
> > > remember riding the ones converted to interurban service hated them and some
> > > claimed they would wait for one of the "real" interurbans to come along if
> > > possible. But they are nice to look at.
> >
> >         Say  What?!?!:->??  The 3750s as interurbans (which were Built For
> > Interurban Service, not converted) were very short-lived  --  1925--1930
> > at the most as the 15-St.Louis' supplemented the 15-Brills in 1928.
> > They were occasionally used as trippers on the interurbans after this.
> > And the first 9-10 had a left side door cut in for Sewickley service
> > operated from South Hills.  Who do you know that rode these cars on the
> > interurban then?!?!:->>
> 
> One was an elderly gentleman who passed away during the mid 1970s. He was once a
> crane operator for Pressed Steel Car Company. He absolutely hated the Low Floor
> interurbans. He called them "toonervilles." Another was a woman whose entire
> family didn't enjoy riding them if they had to ride the entire length of the
> interurban lines. She claimed her parents used to state that "streetcars belong in
> the city." She's in her upper eighties now and her grand daughter informed me she
> isn't much with the program anymore. I didn't get to see anyone in that family
> during my last trip to Pittsburgh.