[PRCo] Re: Routes 6,13,15

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

>> Bob Rathke commented:

>> 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.

	This makes good business sense, Yes?!   The portion of Calif inbound of
Wynhurst could easily be served by one line (15-) in the evenings and
routing the 13- over the 6-line makes good sense!   PRCo was certainly
efficient!

	What other examples of this efficiency do we have?

	Sunday service on the interurbans alternating between the 2-lines required
only 3-cars to maintain schedules - running cars dedicated to a line would
have required 4-cars!

	John had mentioned earlier that many schedules reveal headways of 17, 18,
or 19 minutes, even 11, 12, and 13 minutes  --  this as opposed to even 15-
or 20-minute headways.   It seems that PRCo maximized schedules to minimize
overly long layovers depending on the running times and length of the line
- this reduced overhead expense while maximizing service!

	Surely there are many others!

> John Swindler wrote:

> Somewhat earlier, wasn't there a 6/15 service; perhaps evening/night car???
> This was replaced by the 6/13 service in late 50s/early 1960s as Bob
> mentions above.

	So this would be the timeframe of post--WW2 into the 1950s, Yes?   But
where would the 6/15 loop to return, or did it use double end equipment and
the X-overs near West View which means service would have ended early
1950s?

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