[PRCo] Re: Headways Route 12 versus Route 9

John Swindler j_swindler at hotmail.com
Fri May 25 17:02:04 EDT 2001



Any 12 car had to be a double-ender as there was no loop at Evergreen.  
While the PUC record implies through operation at all times, was that really 
the case?  I don't know.  So lets see what others manage to drag out of 
their schedule collections.

John


>From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Headways Route 12 versus Route 9
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 12:59:07 -0700
>
>
> > John Swindler wrote:
>
> > Must be different route 12???
>
> > Route 12 Evergreen was not a shuttle route between East Street and 
>Harpen
> > St./Evergreen Rd.  It was a through route to Penn Ave. and Seventh Ave.
> > using double end equipment.  At least according to the PUC abandonment
> > docket. (help - anyone have access to public timetable??? information 
>from
> > earlier days???)
>
>	I was under the  *impression*  that, in the latter days, the 12-line
>was extended downtown only in the rush hours and was a shuttle at other
>times.
>	One of the videos, possibly TGM, shows a 12 line car on the North Side
>or downtown with a temporary destination sign - black letters on white!
>And yes, double-ender!
>
>--
>James B. Holland
>
>         Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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