[PRCo] Re: 84 Larimer/96 East Liberty

[Bob Rathke]

A great John Mauro anecdote, Harold!  Available nowhere else.

Bob 12/5/04

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 7:17 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 84 Larimer/96 East Liberty


> Greetings
> YES  some of  the street car route numbers continued for
> awhile becaue John Buzzard, ex PRC/PAT Supt of Transp
> wanted to continue the PRC numbers.  When he left, the
> numbers were changed to the new system.  He wanted ti
> preserve the PRC identity
> 
> 44U was the first UBus...from Bridgeville, West Liberty Ave
> direct to Oakland from the Liberty Bridge/Blvd off ramp.
> 
> John Mauro, a wonderful guy, had some fun with the UBus
> He was on a radio program talking about PAT when he
> said in half Italian, thats UBUS,
> 
> Harold Geissenheimer
RR