[PRCo] Homewood___&&___Misc

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!


More From Dennis Linsky::



	It was 43 years ago July 10 when Pittsburgh's Homewood Carhouse,
the scene of a 1955 fire which destroyed 11 PCC cars, including
prototype all-electric 1600, was closed, leaving the shops
there.    As a result, there were 4-carhouses remaining in Steel
City.    They were Keating, Tunnel (South Hills), 
Craft Avenue, and Glenwood.    Dead storage barns included Ingram
and Rankin.    The carlines at Homewood were all shifted to Craft
Avenue and included 82-Lincoln, 62-Trafford, 87-Ardmore,
88-Frankstown, and 96-East Liberty-52nd Street.    PCC car 1630
had its ventilation system and hump on the roof both removed.

	Pittsburgh Railways was going to renumber all the shuttle bus
routes in the 1-99 series, which were now in the 200 and 100
series.    All Through bus routes, including the Parkway lines,
were to be lettered.  The effect of this will be to return
various former carlines to their former numbers.

	New rail has been laid on route 75 between 5th and Shady on Penn
Avenue.....

	Millvale Garage closed on Sunday, November 13, 1960, meaning
that buses went to Homewood, the rail yard was moved to Glenwood,
and routes 94, 95, and 96 went bus.....

	The Pennsylvania PUC had to investigate poor service on
Pittsburgh Railways late at night and during rush hours because
of complaints from Steel City and Mayor Barr.....

	Since the PRR strike of September 1-12, 1960, some of the bus
lines were doing quite a bit more business; 2 of these bus lines
are Eastern Greyhound and Lincoln Coach.

       From HEADWAY RECORDER, October, 1960, page N-8, first,
fourth, and fifth paragraphs.

       Very Sincerely,

       Dennis M. Linsky
       1350 East 5th Street, Apt. 3P
       Brooklyn, NY   11230-4686
       11/8/03


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Waiting for a bus is as thrilling as fishing,
    with the similar tantalisation that something,
        sometime, somehow, will turn up. 
            George Courtauld

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James B. Holland

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