[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Rt. 65

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

> John Swindler wrote:

> NOTE:  The following should be considered as heresay only.

> 65 was one of the last - if not the last - independents to become
> part of Pittsburgh Railways.  Originally it may not have connected
> with 56 at Lincoln Place.  I think it just terminated in middle
> of the street.

	The photo that Mark supplied clearly shows it was an off-street
terminal beyond the sidewalk that became part of a siding at this
location.    The picture also shows that the trolley wire
dead-ends here at a line pole.

	Can you guesstimate the date that this was absorbed into PRCo 
--  just roughly speaking??

> After acquisition by PRC, received 65 number and for a time
> thru-routed with 59 as Homeville-Homestead-Lincoln Place. 
> It was a double-end route.  Was this when the passing siding was
> put in at Lincoln Place and a connection made to 56 line??

	Thank You for the confirmation and clarification of this.   
Hoping You would tell us about the siding!    And it was 59-  -- 
I said 99-  --  late at night, early morning!    Got the  *9* 
right!

> As for Muldowney Loop and Munhall Loop,
> were these added for PCC operation??

	You and I had a discussion about these loops.    One map shows
the Muldowney Loop to make a complete circle by turning right off
the 56-line outbound and looping Under the 56.    A map
4-5--years later shows the Muldowney loop as we knew it.

> Question:  So where was the carbarn when 65 Homestead-Lincoln
> Place was an independent??

> John

> p.s.  just for record, 65 was originally Bell & Jones,
> a Forbes Ave. route.
> So I assume this discussion concerns 65(II)?  (:>)

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