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

Jim Holland pghpcc at pacbell.net
Mon Jun 11 17:23:46 EDT 2001


> John Swindler wrote:

> As for the 'ballon route', Bill Vigrass wrote an account of such a trip for
> Headlights about 15 years ago.

	YES  --  this has been discussed in great detail here.  BUT  the trip
was not completely by trolleycar and that is what I was mentioning  -- 
the Only Link missing was from Roscoe to Brownsville by trolleycar  -- 
PRCo and WP had a connection at Trafford.

>>> tsquare at toad.net wrote:

>>> To quote my brother when he first saw the 46-BROWNSVILLE
>>> destination sign:  "Sheez, I thought West Penn went to
>>> Brownsville!"  Oh, well, what did he know!

>> From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>

>>       That is the only piece missing which prevented  WP--PRCo
>>               from offering a  "Balloon--Route"  --
>>                       Pittsburgh,  Charleroi,  Roscoe,
>>                       <<California,  Brownsville,>>
>>                       Uniontown,  Connellsville,  Scottdale,
>>                       Greensburg,  Irwin,  Trafford,  Ardmore,
>>                       East--Liberty,  Pittsburgh!!

-- 
James B. Holland




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