[PRCo] Re: 46--line vs 49--line

[HRBran99 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/9/01 6:12:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
pghpcc at pacbell.net writes:


> WHY  not just leave the route sign  46--BROWNSVILLE?  OR...
> 
>     WHY  was it signed Brownsville if it didn't go there?  OR...
> 
>     DID  the 46-line follow the 44 to Amanda and Brownsville?
> 
> 

Again, here is the routing taken from the Pittsburgh Railways Company 
publication entitled, "Pittsburgh Transit Information and Guide."

46-BROWNSVILLE: Downtown to Brownsville and Beltzhoover districts via 
Smithfield Street Bridge, Carson St., New Arlington Ave., Warrington Ave., 
Beltzhoover Ave., Climax St., Gearing St., to Charles St.

NOTE: The listing describes "Brownsville" as a DISTRICT, not a street. The 
map included in the guide shows the route operating exactly as the later 
Route 49 and shows a loop at Gearing and Charles. The map seems to show which 
routes (in 1942) were either single-end car or double-end car routes inasmuch 
as loops are shown at the end of some routes and a stub-end on some other 
routes. Namely the stub-end routes are 12/24/29/48/51/52/63/65(Homeville 
end)/78/99.

HrB