[PRCo] Re: Headways

[John Swindler]

And how about 49 Beltzhoover on Sunday with a 55 minute headway.

>From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Headways
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 02:49:39 -0700
>
>
> > John Swindler wrote:
>
> > Why 15 minutes service:  Because "custom to operate the service as
> > frequently as could be operated with one man".
>
>	 6-Brighton Sunday Service - every 22-minutes 1959.02.22.
>	 8-Perrysville Sat Service - every 16-minutes, "  "  "  "
>	10-West View Sun Service - every 22-minutes,   "  "  "  "
>	13-Emsworth Sun Service - every 22-minutes, same date.
>	15-Belleview Sun Service - every 22-minutes.
>	21-Fineview, every 40 minutes daily;
>		every 20-minutes rush hour
>		every 20-min Sat Morning till noon,
>		then every 40-minutes!  1960.04.03
>	39-Brookline every 17-minutes midday weekdays, 1959.06.23
>	55-East Pgh. every 20-min Inbound 10.17AM to 1.37PM then
>		15, 12, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 15, 14, 12, min. etc.
>		between inbound cars.
>		Saturday every 24-minutes.
>		Sunday every 40-minutes 1961.04.30
>	56-McKeesport similar to 55-line weekdays with 20-minute
>		window 10.09AM to 2.09PM and then odd-minute
>		headways
>		Saturday 24-minute headways.
>		Sunday 40-minute headways.  1961.04.30
>
>		The above Sat schedules allowed for 12-minute
>			headways on 2nd to Glenwood; 20-min
>			headways on 2nd to Glenwood on Sun.
>			This in addition to 58-line service.
>
>	Those are a few!
>
>--
>James B. Holland
>
>         Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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