more on new book on "McKeesport Trolleys"

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> -the author suggests a 56/68 loop route on p. 71 (much like 10/15) in
> answer to McKeesport's desires to have tracks off the loop of Sinclair,
> Sixth, Locust and Fifth. Thing is, after noting there would be no place
> for layover in one plan he forgets his plan has the same problem: some
> amount of layover is required for "schedule recovery", so if a car gets
> behind, it's not still behind when it changes routes. 

And since I remembered on the way home....  only possible because service
to Wilmerding which was a big "loop" had already been abandoned. (in 1929.
I guess no one wanted to go to Wilmerding)

-D