[PRCo] Re: PRCo Interurbans

[Fred Schneider]

You answered your own question.  The trestle was a maintenance expense that the
company didn't need, and the area south of Drake was largely farmland in 1953.
All those houses we showed you in June between County Line stop and Drake stop
were not there in 1953.

Macmarka at cs.com wrote:

>    I've always meant to ask someone this but never seem to get around to it.
> I noticed in the map on page 10 of the ERA Pittsburgh Interurban booklet.
> When PRCo decided to cut the lines back to the county lines,  why was the
> Washington line ended at Drake and not at Cremona or Montclair stops. The
> Charleroi line was cut back much closer to the county line than Washington.
> What was the reasoning behind this?  My guess would be because of the
> maintenance involved on the Drake Trestle. Maybe the fares dropped off
> considerably after Drake stop?  Thanks!
> Mark McGuire
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