[PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE

[John Swindler]

In earlier years, routes 6, 7, 43, and 44 terminated at foot of steps 
leading from esplanade at right of station.

ref:  "Pittsburgh, How to See It"; pages 25 and 26

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>From: "John F Bromley" <johnfbromley at rogers.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE
>Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 11:39:02 -0500
>
>The 7 CHARLES went there as well, although not in later years.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:00 AM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: 44-KNOXVILLE
>
>
> > Greetings
> >
> > 44 & Pa station was a station streetcar route to serve the RR.
> >
> > A question to all.  Were there other station streetcar routes?
> >  From the NS?
> >
> > Harold Geissenheimer
> >
> > Boris Cefer wrote:
> >
> > >Hello!
> > >PRCo route 44 had been using Smithfield St, Liberty Ave, 12th St, Penn
>Ave, 11th St and again Liberty Ave, Wood St and Ft Pitt Blvd (earlier days
>Water St) for many years to make its loop thru downtown, using destination
>44-KNOXVILLE & PA. STA.
> > >Some time before abandonment in 1971, the second part of destination - 
>&
>PA. STA. - vanished and the loop was changed to Smithfield, Liberty, Wood
>and Fort Pitt after the Pennsylvania Railroad Station was closed. What year
>it was?
> > >And another question migh be when was finished/opened the bridge
>structure carrying the Fort Pitt Blvd.
> > >
> > >Happy New Year!
> > >
> > >Boris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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