[PRCo] Re: PRCo--TrolleyCar__Owls__1958--1959

[John Swindler]

>Matt Barry asked:
>
>Which brings me to a question about the last year of route 65/55:
>
>Were tracks still in place along Second Avenue and through Greenfield
>for the 65 to return to Pittsburgh after June 1964 when former route 55
>was abandoned?
>
>Or did the 65 return to the carhouse via East End trackage, most likely
>using route 67?
>


It's not easy trying to remember back almost 40 years, but will try.

The barn access track was 2nd Ave. to Glenwood Bridge.  At least as I recall 
that last night.  I don't think 67 was used for barn access.  Nor was the 58 
Greenfield trackage.  Can anyone else help out???

An aside:  Was 65 extended from Munhall Loop to East Pittsburgh prior to 
replacement by bus service??  I'm beginning to suspect so.  Ed???

Another aside:  When 68 was abandoned in 1958, track was left in place on 
Brown's Hill Road and Homestead High Level Bridge between 58 Greenfield 
terminal and 8th St. in Homestead.  PRC knew that days were numbered for 
Glenwood Bridge, and this provided the possibility of rerouting the 55 cars 
over route 58 and 68 tracks to Homestead.  New Glenwood Bridge would require 
56 replacement, but 55 could continue as a rail route.  That's why PRC was 
involved in reconstruction of 2nd Ave. trackage in concrete during early 
1960s.  Jim might find this in an old "Trolley Fare'.  However, I don't know 
if any rail cars ever used this 68 trackage on Brown's Hill Road after 1958.

I guess, Matt, we now await input from those with better memories

John



>matt
>
>John Swindler wrote:
>
> >
> >There was a night car that left Tunnel:  Went out 55 to East Pittsburgh;
> >then 65 to Lincoln Place; then 65 back to East Pittsburgh; then returned 
>to
> >Tunnel around 4 or 5 in the morning.  Date was around 1963.
> >
> >I remember it because if one wanted to ride the last 65 car, this was it.
> >But there were several abandonments on the last day: the last 22 
>Crosstown
> >car was around 5 or 6pm; then last Castle Shannon incline trip around 11 
>pm;
> >then this night car for last 65 trip (probably 55 also).  Think I finally
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