PRCo West End

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Got into the files today, but did not find a reference to "threats" by Mr.
Palmer.  A handwritten memo in the PRCo files reads: "The intention was that
we were to walk away and leave our facilities in place, except overhead
lines."

But the final West End settlements with the municipalities, which occurred
in 1963, resulted in an outflow ("payment") by PRCo of some $93,800 to them:

Carnegie	   8500.00
Crafton		28,000.00
Ingram		16,200.00
McKees Rocks	28,500.00
Scott Twp.	12,600.00

PRCo received $300,000 from the state to abandon the West End.  After
deducting a hundred thousand worth of buses and the payments to the
municipalities, one would conclude that maybe they didn't come out too badly
on a division that had lost money for years.

Ed


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Edward H.
Lybarger
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 8:24 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: RE: PRCo West End


I don't have the story in front of me, and the memory is sketchy, but...the
state ended up giving PRCo money with which to pay off the municipalities
for track removal.  Until a final PUC order was issued, it was a "temporary"
abandonment.  Mr. P. was no doubt rattling some sabres (in an attempt to
hasten the agency's action) by threatening to put the streetcars back on,
which would have been easier to say than do.

We have a lot of the railways company files on the abandonment (and, in
fact, on the whole West End) but a reader is needed!  We may also have a
complete newspaper clipping file from the time, too.  If I find some time in
the morning I'll try and take a look.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Jim Holland
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:59 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: Re: PRCo West End


Greetings!

	Another one where I looked for a previous story but couldn't find one.
Don't know if the  *Press*  and  *Post Gazette*  are online for that
time frame  --  that would give us some clues!

> mrb190 wrote:

> Anyone remember what Mr. Palmer's "threats" were?

> Thanks,
> Matt

>> Jim Holland wrote:

>> "THE    MOST    RECENT    EXTENSION   (March 31) of the West End lines
>> injunction has passed, in spite of threats by Mr. Palmer, but no
>> trolleys have been seen in place of the buses."

> > P.E.R.C.   *Trolley   Fare*   Vol VI #12,   April 1960.

James B. Holland

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