[PRCo] Re: ROUTE LIST PROJECT

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!!

> John F Bromley wrote:

> " NEW CARS

> There are 251 modern, low floor, center entrance all steel motor
> cars of Pittsburgh Railways design now in service on various routes
> of the system.  240 additional cars of similar design embodying the
> latest improvements for the safety and comfort of passengers are now
> under construction at the car builders."

> OK, all you experts - if that won't date this map, nothing will. 
> What say you?

	DATE:::	1915--1921

> Items of Cost:
> a new low-floor steel motor car of the 4200-type - $6,000.00;
> a mile of double track - $89,760.00;
> a mile of trolley wire, feeder and poles: $10,000.00

> What your nickel buys:
> changing tracks to new location in West Liberty Blvd
>	 (some only 8 years old) - $130,000.00;
> tolls over bridges free to traffic but not
>	 streetcars - $126,500.00 a year.

> Included is a graph summary of evening rush hour service
> on the West View line, peaking at North Av and Federal.

> Misc stats:-

> Miles of single track: 600
> Cars in Rush hour: 1000
> Employees: 6000
> Electric Switches: 90
> Miles of bridges: 10
> Number of Car Barns: 21
> Number of Power Supply Stations: 22

> OK, download and have fun with it.

	Download What??

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James B. Holland

Holland  Electric  Railway  Operation
    "O"--Scale  St.-Petersburg Trams Company
        Trolleycars  &  "O"--Scale  Parts  mailto:pghpcc at pacbell.net
    Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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