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

[Fred Schneider]

Nice try Boris!  You got a smile from me.

Mr. Holland:  Can you tell me when route 8 Perrysville was moved inbound off
the 7th St. Bridge (General Robinson, 7th, Penn, 6th) and to 6th, Penn, Ft.
Duquesne, 6th?  It had to be sometime between April 1956 and April 1958.  What
other routes were moved at the same time?  I assume 21 was moved then.  When
was 21 extended from the North Side to Downtown?  When the PCC were put on it?




Boris Cefer wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >