[PRCo] PAAC____({[pat]})

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!


> John Swindler wrote:

> Not so, Fred, concerning PAAC.

> Public still sees PAAC in reference to public transit
> in Pittsburgh.     Try looking for transit statistics
> on Pittsburgh at the FTA website.     Also the front
> cover of the 1995 system map and the return address
> used on any of the brochures issued for current
> construction project - such as "Connextions: Stage II LRT".
> Don't have any Pittsburgh transit schedules to check, but
> also suspect they will be identified as issued by PAAC,
> not PAT.

	The cover of an Interurban schedule dated
1965.02.14 has  PAT - Port Authority Transit near the top
but the address near the bottom has PAAC spelled out!

	A schedule for 1985.07.07 has PaTransit near the
top but with the address inside is PAAC spelled out.

	({[pat]})  would be like a Division of PAAC??!!

John:	Do you remember us discussing this before?
		Thought much had been quoted concerning
	the formation of PAAC  --  ({[pat]})  but
		can't seem to find same.




> Also, the name PAAC (Port Authority of Allegheny County)
> is used with all contracts and grant payments to the
> primary transit operator in Pittsburgh.    PAT is never used.

> John



 
>> From: Fred Schneider <fschnei at supernet.com>

>> The county condemned PRC and 28 other bus companies
>> to create the transit division of the
>> Port Authority of Allegheny County.     The entire
>> PAAC name rapidly disappeared from anything the
>> public saw and evolved into PAT.     I think only
>> Deere Brothers and Pittsburgh Railways fought
>> the county in judicial proceedings. PRC lost;
>> they were fighting to get the county to take everything,
>> just like they did with the bus companies.  PAT only
>> took what they wanted ... some cars, some buses,
>> some real estate.




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Jim

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