Beeses of Pgh. area

Jim Holland pghpcc at pacbell.net
Mon Feb 19 16:54:34 EST 2001


Greetings!

> Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

> . . . Because of many strikes, Mr McCahill
> abandoned the bus system in 1961.  This was a major abandonment as Harmony was the
> largest bus company in Pittsburgh. . .  Your
> list of bus lines probably reflects those lines acquired by the Port Authority in
> 1964.  Because Harmony was abandoned in 1961, it would not be on your list.

	When I saw the abandonment date, I realized why it might have been left
off the list.

> . . . Mr R M Glick was Secty-Treasurer for many years and was my boss.  He
> continued to use the office at the 10th Street bus terminal to handle sale of the
> various rail rights of way, etc. still owned by the Harmony Real estate Co and the
> Short Line Land Co.  His son, Jim Glick is a reader of my Transnet news letter.

	Absolutely fascinating the connections after all these years  --
all these decades!!(:->)

James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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