Library trolleys and Jane Bloor

[John Swindler]

>From: brathke at juno.com
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: Re: Library trolleys and Jane Bloor
>Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:27:46 -0600
>
>That's right.  It's Danforth, which was the destination on the east end
>of the Bloor St. trolley line.
>
>Toronto signed its PCCs with the destination first (e.g., Jane St., or
>simply "Jane"), and then the route name (e.g.,Bloor St., or "Bloor").
>So, until the Bloor St. Subway was completed in the mid-60s, there were
>many cars with "Jane Bloor" signs.
>
>Pittsburgh didn't split many of its signs, but the East End line
>"Hamilton - Jane" was an exception.
>
>And now you know the connection between the two Janes.
>

Wasn't that because the original terminal for the 76 line was Center St. in 
Wilkinsburg?

John S.



>Bob 2/22
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>On Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:55:52 -0500 "Edward H. Lybarger"
><twg at pulsenet.com> writes:
> >I think his name was Danforth.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Kenneth
> >and
> >Tracie Josephson
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 5:35 AM
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: Re: Library trolleys and Jane Bloor
> >
> >
> >Donald Galt wrote:
> >>
> >> On 21 Feb 00, at 20:00, brathke at juno.com wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Since no one commented on  my comment, I must assume that everyone
> >out
> >> > there is too young to remember Jane Bloor
> >>
> >> Not so! Jane Bloor is a legend. She died, sadly, when the Bloor
> >family
> >went
> >> underground.
> >>
> >> Thank you, though, for telling us about Hamilton, Jane. She would,
> >of
> >> course, have been Jane Hamilton if Pittsburgh had followed Toronto
> >signing
> >> conventions.
> >
> >Don, your wit (along with Jim and Charlie) always makes belonging to
> >these lists a true pleasure. :-) Ken J.
> >
> >P.S.- What about Jane's brother, Danny? (Danford on the birth
> >certificate.)
> >
>
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