[PRCo] Re: Stealing a trolley

[John Swindler]

I have some nice photos of a Brill trackless trolley out on the streets of 
Chicago in August 1968.  Don't ask any further questions.

John



>From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Stealing a trolley
>Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:07:19 -0500
>
>I remember more than one story about people taking PRC trolleys for joy
>rides, and often picking up passengers en route.  I also remember being 
>told
>that the crime was not stealing a trolley since the vehicle was not removed
>from PRC property (the tracks), but the charge was something like 
>disorderly
>conduct.  An urban legend?
>
>Bob 6/30/04
>
>-----------------------------
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matt Barry" <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:32 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Operator Training - and murders
>
>
> > On the lighter side of transit crime, I recall in the 1970's, that the
> > local media (KDKA, I believe) reported a streetcar robbery as rather
> > humorous.   Apparently, a robber placed a large tree branch across the
> > private right or way tracks of a Shannon car (Drake, Library or
> > Shannon).   When the conductor stopped the car, the robber boarded and
> > got passengers to hand over $.    The media made it sound like the
> > "great train robbery."    They also reported that a previous conductor
> > of another streetcar simply plowed right through the tree branch and
> > kept on going.
> > Then, of course, there is the infamous Pgh Railways story of an
> > enebriated man (in the 1940's) who drove a streetcar out of a car house
> > (Manchester, I believe) and even stopped to pick up a passenger or
> > two.   Nobody hurt, and the man was fined.   I'll see if I can find the
> > whole story and share.
> >
> > Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> >
> > >This was in 1968.  Ready-Fare came about almost instantly as a result.
>RR
>
>

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