[PRCo] Re: ROUTES 38 and 39

[John F Bromley]

35 and 36 interlined on more than Sundays my friend, many's the time I stood
below Washington Junction on either line and the cars were coming north with
the other line's roll sign already up (after all northbound passengers
didn't give a rat's patootie what the car was signed as long as it was going
downtown).  I have many slides on the same day with the same car on the two
routes.  I'm talking late 1940s, they didn't then of course, but there's no
question of the negs I was looking at being on different days.  More below
in CAPS for easy find.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Holland" <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 2:34 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: ROUTES 38 and 39


> > John F Bromley wrote:
>
> > Did 38 and 39 interline in the same fashion as
> > 35 and 36 in later years??
>
> Short answer - NO!   Library and Drake only interlined on Sunday  --
don't know why they
> didn't do that on Saturday.  (THIS IS LATE 1940s, I KNOW THEY DIDN'T
LATER ON - JFB)
> Could have been a fantrip special!  (NOT ON A FRIDAY - JFB)
>
> Also, there is a possibility of working a foreign-line on one trip, early
Am pull out or
> later pull-in.   But as far as all--day interline, No!   And the 38-line
was combined with
> the 42 in 1962--1963 on a permanent basis with that portion on
W.-Liberty-Ave abandoned.

THE CAR WAS NORTHBOUND IN ALL VIEWS

> The 42- and 38-lines were combined for Owl service at least since WW-2 and
that lasted
> until the lines werte combined on a permanent basis.  Five Owl trips from
> Fifth--and--*Wood*  at 2--minutes past the hours of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5!
>