[PRCo] Re: Wilkinsburg - Feeder cables

[John Swindler]

Hi Harold

Yes, but back yard to back yard.  John & Trude lived on Swissvale Ave., 
while we lived on Coal St.  In late 1950s we moved a couple blocks to 
vicinity of Edgewood train station.  That's where I got a supply of old (at 
least now they are) railroad schedules.  Just a small kid asking the station 
agent for a copy of his outdated timetables.  That too was from a different 
world.  Suspect kids today have other interests.

Recent letter from John mentioned that Trude celebrated her 90th birthday 
last year.  Mentioned that he misses your transit updates.

Remember the "streetcar" in their basement?  Great fun for kids.  Which now 
makes me wonder how they ever put up with the racket.  Something like it 
might be useful entertainment for the kids visiting trolley museums.

As for the McCoy Bros. bus driver, Harold, you might remember Grant from 
PennDOT.

John


>From: Harold Geissenheimer <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Wilkinsburg - Feeder cables
>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:54:23 -0500
>
>John
>Was this next door ro John Baxter?   Harold
>
>John Swindler wrote:
>
> >Correct.  Old route 78 connection.
> >
> >There was a substation to right of photographer.  Also heard a story 
>about a
> >McCoy Brothers bus sliding down the hill behind the photographer on a 
>winter
> >day.  Great excitment.
> >
> >I grew up about a mile to left of this scene. On the 64 carline.
> >
> >John
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: Matt Barry <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
> >>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >>Subject: [PRCo] Wilkinsburg - Feeder cables
> >>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:53:46 -0500
> >>
> >>Check out all the feeder cables on both sides of Penn Avenue at
> >>Swissvale Ave., in Wilkinsburg.
> >>
> >>I believe the severed track link that would have gone to screen-right,
> >>was for the old Verona/Laketon Road carline.
> >>
> >>
> >>http://members.aol.com/bigdog244212/pat1465_0319.jpg
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