[PRCo] Re: PITTSBURGH PCC IN LOUISVILLE VIDEO BY HERRON

[HRBran99 at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/17/02 1:20:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ROGERTROLLY at webtv.net writes:


> I really did not know they
> paused in Cleveland .

Cleveland purchased them for $250,000.00 cash and 20 new buses. They ended up 
on the St. Clair and Superior lines in Cleveland, replacing Pullman build 
PCCs. It was more politics than need the made the Cleveland Transit System 
purchase the Louisville PCCs. Clevelands own Pullman built PCCs were not 
enough to place all over the system. One very powerful City Councilman 
(Victor Cohen/West Side) indicated that more PCCs had to be bought so the 
cars could be used on both the East and West sides. CTS officials jumped when 
Cohen spoke and got the Louisville cars to keep peace with him. The Pullman 
PCCs were shifted from St. Clair Station to Brooklyn Station and served on W 
25th/State and W 25th/Pearl and also saw some service on Clark Avenue and owl 
service on Lorain Avenue.

So you see, they did not "pause" in Cleveland........they were Clevelands 
property. Most of the cars never saw the state of Kentucky, let alone the 
City of Louisville. They were shipped directly from St. Louis Car Company to 
Cleveland. Toronto bought them thirdhand from Cleveland.

HrB