[PRCo] Re: WEST END LINES

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Thu, 31 May 2001, Fred W. Schneider III wrote:

> 
> As has been pointed out before in this site, PRC twice spent a lot of
> money studying the west end for conversion to trolley coach simply
> because those routes had not been profitable for years. The rails and
> wire on Carson Street were intact until the power had to be turned off
> for construction of the new Fort Pitt bridge.  PRC could have used that
> route.  I'm sure they could have used the new bridge had they wanted to
> spend the money.  And perhaps they could have purchased and continued to
> use the Point Bridge.  

And you don't think Mayor Lawrence wouldn't have had a fit about not
getting that bridge out of the park there?

I suppose the other bridge did stick around another 10 years in actual
service...

-D