Sewickley -- Neville Island Service

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Apparently these lines were based out of South Hills in their latter
days.  Fifteens were reportedly the first PCCs to operate these routes. 
I have identified from photos that 15s in the high 40s (1546-1549, and
possibly a few others below that) were based at South Hills briefly,
probably from delivery until arrival of the 16s or shortly-thereafter.
	But I have a photo of 1552  --  a GE car  --  on Neville Island and
South Hills  n-e-v-e-r  had GE equipment until the closure of Keating
(unless some came from Glenwood in 1961!)  Can anyone confirm this?
	Also, the ex-Charleroi interurbans 3750-3759 were modified with the
installation of a left-side door behind the operator to prevent loading
and unloading street side on the side-of-the-road prw on Neville
Island.  We should have had some PCCs ala Boston with left side doors!
	Do any photos exist of cars in service on Neville Island and outbound
of that on the Sewickley line?

James B. Holland
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