[PRCo] Re: Tennyson's Reply

Jim Holland PghPCC at pacbell.net
Sun Oct 26 14:03:33 EST 2003


Good Morning!


> Mr.E.L.Tennyson wrote:::::::

> By 1947, PRC had two choices, Abandon the [Trafford]
> line or put on PCC cars. They chose PCC cars and
> ridership  went up by hundreds of percents.
> To get even Trafford Motor Coach sought through
> service to downtown and the politicians gave it to them.
> After CD Palmer took over from Tom Fitzgerald,
> his frequent strikes and fare increases kept Trafford
> in business and  finally ended Route 62.
>                  E d   T e n n y s o n


	I guess at this time that Trafford was shuttle and not through
except possibly rush hours.    Very interesting how ridership
changed.



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Jim

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