[PRCo] Re: WEST END LINES

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The Smithfield Street Bridge was already full.  PRCo had agreed in 1949 to
get rid of the West End lines, and indeed welcomed the opportunity ten years
later.  Anything that crops up which may appear to support any other
position was posturing on the company's part to be sure it got enough from
Pa. Dept. of Highways to cover both removals (track, especially) and the
cost of the replacement buses (they did).

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 3:55 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: WEST END LINES




Neither.

Instead, consider how much additional running time would be required for
West End routes to use Smithfield St. Bridge.  Would this require an
additional vehicle on each route to maintain existing headways without
generating any additional revenue?  What about the additional travel time
for the customers?





>From: ROGERTROLLY at webtv.net (ROGER Jenkins)
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] WEST END LINES
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 11:18:52 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>If the Carson St. connection had been left in , do you think that PRCo
>would have left the lines there in operatin by detouring by way of
>Smitfield Bridge ?? Or did they welcome the opportunity to dump them ?
>
>

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