[PRCo] PRC charters

[Bob Rathke]

In the early 1950's, the WBU Club on Spring Hill chartered a PRC bus to take
members on an outing.  The WBU was (is) only a block from the Spring Hill
loop, and trolleys were still running at that time, so I assume that they
used a bus to go to a destination (e.g., North Park) beyond the rail lines.

Bob 4/10/02

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr at worldnet.att.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:08 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Railroad excursions to PTM


>
> Greetings
>
> Re PRC charters.  Since they had few buses, they used PCC cars
> for most charters.  Every community that had a school picnic at
> either Kennywood or West View had fleets of PCC cars if possible.
>
> I mentioned previously that they even chartered PCC cars to the
> National Guard to move soldiers from the Oakland Armory to
> the East Liberty PRR station enroute to summer camp.  I was there
> carrying a rifle!
>
> I am sure that there were baseball charters to Forbes Field and football
ones
> to Pitt stadium.
>
> Never rode a charteed train except for the Cotrdic campaign train to
> Connelsville and Wheeling.  That was sold as a fan trip of sorts.