[PRCo] Re: 7--Charles

Fred W. Schneider III fschnei at supernet.com
Sun May 20 09:06:07 EDT 2001


Apparently it was extended to the Pennsy station after that, and then
cutback still later.  I remember 7 Charles-PRR Station signs all through
the 50s.

Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> >> On 17 May 01, at 11:52, tsquare at toad.net wrote:
> 
> >> WHAT WAS THE ROUTING OF THE 7-CHARLES ST. LINE IN DOWNTOWN PGH?
> >> AS I RECALL, IT DID NOT FOLLOW THE ROUTING OF ANY OTHER LINE.
> 
> > Donald Galt wrote:
> 
> > As of 1950, the 7, 13/14 and 15 used the Sixth Street bridge both
> > ways, looping via Penn, Stanwyx and Fort Duquesne Blvd. The 22
> > also ran both ways over Sixth Street.
> 
>         Was it That Early in the game that the 7-line was cut back?  It used to
> run to the PRR station.
> 
> --
> James B. Holland
> 
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