Trolley Freaks on eBay

[Bob Rathke]

I first started to collect these maps in 1958, but I believe the original version may have been issued in 1954.  So, yes, they were probably updated around 1958, but possibly not after that year.  I recall that the last issues (1964) were not updated, and PRC inserted mimeographed sheets (there's that ancient word
again) in the maps to show the route changes. I'll look for my copy of the mimeo sheet, and will scan it for the list.

By the way, these maps were not freely distributed in 1958, but occasionally one would show up in a trolley or bus.  I wrote to PRC a couple of times and they sent me one map each time.  Then in 1963-64 I realized that I could get all the maps and timetables I wanted by visiting the PRC office on Seventh St.

Bob 2/24



Donald Galt wrote:

> On 23 Feb 01, at 18:18, Bob Rathke wrote:
>
> > This auction will be interesting to watch. I think I still have a
> > couple dozen of these maps in a box somewhere.
> Was there more than one issue of this map?
> Mine - undated, natch! and probably a bit more used than this example but still in pretty good condition - shows Etna and Millvale gutterlined but the West End lines mostly intact, save for the un-34ed 31, Sewickley and Thornburg.
> Don
>
> I love the descriptions on ebay. Most of them shout "rare", but this one says the map is from the 1950's, and is a "nice, early example". "Early" what? The 1950's were getting into the "late" days of PRC, and I recall that PRC was still distributing these maps right up to the time of the PAT acquisition in 1964.
> Bob 2/23  
> Kenneth Josephson wrote:
> Bob Rathke wrote:
> > Ken,  >  > The trick is not to make outrageous bids :-)
> I know. And I shouldn't argue with Tracie during that certain week of the month, I  shouldn't taunt Jim Holland by telling him I liked the PAT grey color scheme, I  shouldn't poke the cat with a feather duster while he's sleeping, I shouldn't  threaten to call Santa Claus when our daughter is misbehaving......
> But sometimes it's a rare item I've been looking for twenty years. Of course, a  better one will turn up at a yard sale around the corner a week later, then  another on eBay. And another..... :-)
> Okay guys, in order to get back on topic, look at this:
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> Ken J. paraindent>P.S.- Could someone e-mailmail address to me? Thanks!