[PRCo] Re: Unmetionables

Bob Rathke brathke at mediaone.net
Tue Jun 12 17:56:14 EDT 2001


PAT took over on March 1, 1964.  I was out early that Sunday morning, and
saw a white label on every trolley and bus that was operating.

Bob 6/12/01

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"Fred W. Schneider III" wrote:

> The night of the takeover ... all the active fleet was done instantly as
> if PAT had nothing more important than to wipe out the PRC image ...
> April 1, 1964 I think was the date.
>
> Jim Holland wrote:
> >
> > HI!
> >         Does anyone know the specific date when the first rectangular
> > ({[pat]})  emblems were pasted on the sides of the cars?  The photo on
> > pg.156 of Lind's book on the St.-Louis Car Company is dated 1964.04.30
> > and the car has the decal already!
> >
> > --
> > James B. Holland






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