[PRCo] Re: Overbrook

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Greetings

I lived in Dormont from 1950 to 57.

Had many enjoyable commutes on both 42 and 38.

But also used the Bigi bus on West Liberty Ave as well.
The bus was clean and the operator polite.  Not always a PRC
characteristic. Sorry to say this but most private operators
 did a better job than PRC at the end.

I am reminded of a real life expereience in Sharpsburg.  Both
Community Transit and PRC operated thru Sharpsburg.  We had
a 15cents local fare to serve this long community.  We had fare
receipts elsewhwre so there was no problem to have a zone fare.
The Rys Bus fare was 35 cents thru to downtown.

Twp elderly Polish women boarded the bus and wanted to be
reassured this was the 15 cents bus.  One lady said "My Dear, the
15 cents bus  is  the clean painted one."  She under stood how far
PRC had changed.  Sorry to say this.

Harold Geissenheimer

Jim Holland wrote:

> Good Morning!!
>
> > Macmarka at cs.com wrote:
>
> > Keep your replies coming about your favorite lines as I was too young to
> > remember most.
>
>         They are all our favorites  --  some more so than others!!
>
>         Even though I did not live on the lines, the interurbans would top my
> list  --  prw except for downtown loop, good variety in operation with
> single and double track, trestles, bridges  --  fast operation through
> the 1950s  --  equipment modified specifically for use on these lines
> and rarely did interurban equipment service other lines except special
> circumstances.
>
>         38--Mt.-Lebanon for a variety of reasons (again, not my hometown line)
> --  dinky track connection to interurbans, interesting loop arrangement,
> speed on truck route 19 inbound of Brookline Jct, ramp, 1,000--foot Palm
> Garden trestle.
>
>         42-Dormont with wye at end of line and interesting single track
> connection to 38-line, back yard prw, paved center of the highway prw,
> broad Blvd thru Beechview and turnback loop at Neeld (43-line), high
> trestles on grades, curved trestle, side of the hill prw, and along with
> 38- and 39-lines the 1,000--foot Palm Garden Trestle and revenue run
> thru the middle of the South Hills Yard.  Hometown line after 1946!!
>
>         SOUTH  HILLS  JUNCTION  AND  YARD!!!!!!!    Talk about a multitude of
> trolleycar activity that would keep one's head swimming  --  Charleroi,
> Washington, Castle Shannon, 38-Mt. Lebanon, 39-Brookline,
> 40-Mt.Washington, 42-Dormont, 43-Neeld rush hour trippers, 44-Knoxville,
> 47-Carrick rush hour trippers, 48-Arlington routes all passed through
> here on quite a regular basis.   Activity at rush hours with cars
> pulling in and out in addition to revenue runs through the area WithOut
> signalling except for at the moputh of the tunnel!!
>
>         39-Brookline with the very Broad Blvd running, a little prw, single
> track to a loop near the 'Woods!'   Truck route 19 inbound of Brookline
> Jct.
>
>         40-Mt.Washington with unique narrow streets, single track on street,
> super close clearances, cliff-hanger and view along Mt. Washington!
>
>         This is barely a start.
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> James B. Holland
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