[PRCo] Re: [Fwd: PRC Facts from Ed Tennyson]

[Bob Rathke]

Fred's reference (below) to PRC and Gov. Shapp reminded me of a photo I took
of  1700 on 9/18/66.  See
http://trolley.dementia.org/brathke/PAT1700a-66.jpeg  and note the Shapp
billboard to the right of the trolley.

The photo was taken on Carson St. at the Smithfield St. Bridge which was
closed for repairs that month, and trolley ran between the tunnel and
downtown via Carson St., the 10th St. Bridge and 2nd Avenue.

Bob 2/22/04

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> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [PRCo] PRC Facts from Ed Tennyson
> > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:42:10 -0400
> > From: Fred Schneider <fschnei at supernet.com>
> > Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >
> > I had asked a question about economics to several people last year.  In
> > cleaning up my inbox I came across this reply from Ed Tennyson regarding
> > how Pittsburgh Railways conducted their business.   I think I might have
> > previously mentioned that Ed had worked for the Pittsburgh Railways,
> > Speedrail, the City of Philadelphia, then became Deputy Secretary for
Local
> > and Area Transportation in PennDOT during the regime of Milton Shapp,
and
> > finally, in official retirement, as a consultant to the transit
industry.
> > Ed's perspective here is admittedly not always that of Pittsburgh
Railways
> > top management, but it certainly shows the mindset of people in
Pittsburgh
> > Railways before public ownership.  Dollars were paramount.
> > Today emptying taxpayers pockets and isolating  politicians from trauma
may
> > be the most important things.
> >
> > Ed's own word begin below the break.    fws
RR