[PRCo] Re: Beaver___Valley___&___Butler

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!!

	Of course!   Forgot about Ben.   Doubt I have the book on Beaver but Ben's 
*PA--Traction*  book indicates the system was busted in 1941.   Had it hung on a
little longer, WW2 might have saved it   ---   for a while!

	This book also says that the system was under control of the Philly Co. from
1922 which also controlled PRCo and eventually other independents along the Ohio
River.   Ben mentions that the Pittsburgh & Beaver St. Railway came under
control of the Philly Co. in 1924!

	Interesting to note that the Butler local lines went out in 1941 as well.  
*Seems*  that all the equipment in Butler was single--truck, even the 7--Birneys
received in 1919--1920.

> Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> There is a reprint of a Ben Rohrbeck book on the system available from the
> PTM Store.  Don't know the price, or recall the abandonment date offhand.

>> From: Jim Holland

>>         Is there much available on the Beaver trolleycar lines?  
>> Have seen precious little in print with some indication that
>> there was at least  *speculation* for
>> joining PRCo and Beaver car lines.
>>         When was the rail system abandoned?

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James B. Holland

Holland  Electric  Railway  Operation
    "O"--Scale  St.-Petersburg Trams Company Trolleycars  &
        "O"--Scale  Parts  mailto:pghpcc at pacbell.net
        Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM) http://www.pa-trolley.org/
    Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
N.M.R.A.  Life member #2190; http://www.nmra.org

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