[PRCo] Re: Homewood___&&___Misc

[Boris Cefer]

Was 43 years ago! Seems to me that PRCo did not require any place to store
operable cars at West End in 1960. But might be wrong... I was "minus 17"
years old in those days.

Boris von Pittsburgh

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:26 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homewood___&&___Misc


> I wonder how they operated the West End with all those cars in dead
storage
> at Ingram.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Jim
> Holland
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 2:01 AM
> To: --- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC ---
> Subject: [PRCo] Homewood___&&___Misc
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> Good Morning!
>
>
> More From Dennis Linsky::
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> 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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