[PRCo] Re: PRCo - "through?" lines__&__77__Line

[John Swindler]

>Jim Holland commented:
>
>  I remember a PRC route "J", Edgewood-Swissvale via Parkway.  Started 
>somewhere in vicinity Jane St. loop, followed outbound 64 carline to 
>Swissvale RR station, then wandered over to Penn Lincoln Parkway at 
>Braddock Ave. interchange.
>
>

How about a layover point on Coal Street in front of vacant lot next door to 
310 Coal Street.  For inbound route, believe it proceeded on Coal to Walnut, 
to Swissvale Ave. to Edgewood Ave. to Swissvale Borough. (your correct about 
vicinity of Jane St. loop)  Then as you mentioned, Jim, kind of wandered 
over to Penn Lincoln Parkway at Braddock Ave. interchange.


As for through lines, one of the predecessor companies tried a 
Pittsburgh-Glenwood-Lincoln Place-McKeesport (56 route) - Wilmerding (97?) - 
East Pittsburgh - Braddock (55) and returned to Glenwood and Pittsburgh on 
northside of Monongahela River.  Operated both clockwise and 
counter-clockwise.

One I still am trying to track down is PRC route 80.  In some circa 1917 PSC 
decision, it seems turn up in several locations in East End.

John



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