[PRCo] Routes 6,13,15

[Bob Rathke]

Routes 13, 14 and 15 originally ran via California Ave., and route 6 ran via
Brighton Road.  Tom Parkinson's,  "The Street Railways of Pittsburgh,
1859-1967", states that during evenings and on Sundays, route 6 was extended
to Emsworth as route 6/13, and in September, 1964 (1965?) this became
permanent until abandonment in April, 1966.

I believe that service on California Avenue ended in September, 1965 with
the abandonment of route 15, and at that time routes 13 and 14 were combined
with route 6 on Brighton Road.

Bob 3/19/02

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----- Original Message -----
From: <Macmarka at cs.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:19 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRC route foreman trucks


>
> In a message dated 3/19/02 3:21:39 AM !!!First Boot!!!, pghpcc at pacbell.net
> writes:
>
> <<
>     The above date you list is the abandonment of the 6/13  --  the 6- &
>  13-lines were combined in Sept--1965 when the 15-line was abandoned.
The
>  6/13 was actually cut back to the 6/14 in Dec--1965 because of the bridge
>  on the outer end of the 13-line.   The 6/14 continued until 1966.05.01.
>   >>
> In the book "Touring Pittsburgh By Trolley" by Harold A. Smith page 31
bottom
> states:         "No. 1689, prepared for service on the 6-Brighton Road
line,
> completes its deadhead trip from Keating car house as it turns from
> California Ave. onto Wynhurst. It is June of 1965, and in December of that
> year the 6.......and 13... lines will be through-routed with the 13 line
> discontinued between this intersection at Wynhurst Ave. and Brighton Place
in
> the near North Side."
>         Author should have stated September instead of December. Or could
> have used the same description but substituted 14-Avalon for 13-Emsworth.
> Correct?                    This goes to show that it pays to ask
questions
> even though something is written and published in black and white. I trust
> the people on this list will always steer me right. Thanks Jim! :>)
>
Mark
> McGuire
>
>