[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: NORTH SIDE ROUTE CHANGES 3/22/59

[Boris Cefer]

With this consolidation of some Pgh routes one question struck me: What
would be the title of Carlson-Schneider story of PCC history if both parts
were put in one book? PCC - The Car That Fought From Coast To Coast???

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Holland" <PghPCC at pacbell.net>
To: "--- 1717 PRCo__WP__JTC ---" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:05 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Fwd: Re: NORTH SIDE ROUTE CHANGES 3/22/59


> Good Evening, Everyone:
>
> It was 45 years ago February-22 when Pittsburgh Railways
> made some routing changes on the North Side. Route 13-Emsworth became
> 6/13-Brighton-Emsworth during evenings, Sundays, and holidays. Route
> 15-Bellevue continued to serve California Avenue but route 19-Western
> Avenue was extended from Manchester Station to Woods Run loop during
> evenings, Sundays, and holidays and was now known as route
19-Western-Woods
> Run. Route 18-Woods Run remained the same.
>
> In night service, route 6/15-Brighton-Bellevue was
> discontinued along with route 14-Avalon. Instead, route 15-Bellevue
> became a 24-hour route and route 6/14-Brighton-Avalon became the night
> route. Route 6/19-Brighton-Western still operated as before.
>
> Pittsburgh Railways wanted to sell Ingram Station upon
> abandonment. If so, buses for the West End lines would operate from
> Island Park garage and Manchester Station on the North Side. This could
> push streetcars from Manchester to Keating Station. PRCo. has received
> permission to discontinue route 94-Aspinwall. They also wished to shift
> route 22-Crosstown from Manchester to Craft Avenue and route 82-Lincoln
> from Homewood to Craft Avenue.
>
> PRCo. has ordered 29 new GMC 45-passenger diesel buses which
> were said to be the current model. GM's salesman said they were to be
> the new picture-window V-6's. Also, they were instituting the Babbitt
> Soap coupon system, 4 coupons for one fare, 5 on express buses.
>
> From HEADWAY RECORDER, March, 1959, pages 1 and 16.
>
> Very Sincerely,
>
> Dennis M. Linsky
> 1350 East 5th Street, Apt. 3P
> Brooklyn, NY 11230-4686
> 2/21/04
>
>
>