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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