[PRCo] Re: One Hundred Years Ago, March 14, 1902

Bob Rathke bobrathke at attbi.com
Fri Mar 15 22:36:17 EST 2002


Looks like Mt. Washington.

Bob 3/15/02

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Barry" <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 12:30 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: One Hundred Years Ago, March 14, 1902


> I thought I had read somewhere that there was a route running from 62nd
> street loop to Carson Stree, 30th street loop.
>
> PAT has gone back to these old pratices, in a way, by having routes run,
> fro instance from Highland Park, through town, to Bellevue.
>
> And speaking of 77/54, does anyone know this locale?
>
> http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/kjpgh122.jpg
>
>
> John F Bromley wrote:
>
> >Well, it ain't a perfect world.
> >
> >The 1926 guide shows no Route 77 in existence, not does it acknowledge
> >LARIMER as a separate route (but see below).  It does have Route 54
FORBES &
> >CARRICK, from "Forbes at Brady Sts, thence over 22nd St Bridge, Sidney, S
> >19th St, Mary, S 18th Sts, Brownsville Ave through Carrick to Brentwood."
> >
> >And it has Route 59 FORBES & CARRICK "same as Route 54 to Crailo St only.
> >
> -- Trailing quotes stripped by Listar --
>
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