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

[John F Bromley]

Signed Brownsville because it originally ran up Brownsville AVENUE (now
Arlington or Nw Artlington).  The 53 and 47 ran out Brownsville ROAD, a
completely different street, to Carrick, thus the destination not, probably,
so as to confuse the god burghers with Browsnville Avenue.


----- Original Message -----
From: <HRBran99 at aol.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 5:34 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 46--line vs 49--line


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