[PRCo] Route 4-Troy Hill

[Bob Rathke]

Mark, your story reminds me of a happening when I was in high school (on the
4-Troy Hill trolley line).  One of the kids stayed home, then called the
school office to report the absence.  When the principal's office answered
the call, he said, "This is my father..."  Then he got himself to school
late.  True story.

Bob 1/15/03

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----- Original Message -----
From: <Macmarka at cs.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRCo PCC and West Penn car


>
> In a message dated 1/15/03 3:58:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> Robert.Dietrich at unisys.com writes:
>
> <<
>  Mark:  Had you been there you would be getting old and cranky like the
rest
>  of us. >>
>
>         I am getting old and cranky. At least I'd have a head full of
> memories I can only see in pictures now. I do have some memories, but only
of
> the South Hills lines as those were all that were left when I was of the
age
> to ride by myself. I was an A-student but actually cut classes a couple
times
> just to ride the streetcars. My sister foraged my mother's signature on a
> note to school. She was a pro at it. My mom never did find out. If she
did, I
> would just tell her that she never should have told me about those high
> bridges on the Castle Shannon lines. On my first trip though Overbrook, I
was
> hooked!!!  :>)  You're not that old are you Bob??????
>
>                                                 Mark Mc
>