[PRCo] Fw: [Weyrich_Transit] FW: Trouble in Pittsburgh - Route 52

[Harold G.]

Greetings   Comments about Route 52.   Harold Geissenheimer
-----Original Message-----
From: Harold G. <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
To: Weyrich_Transit at yahoogroups.com <Weyrich_Transit at yahoogroups.com>;
elehrer at gmail.com <elehrer at gmail.com>
Cc: jgminsc at radix.net <jgminsc at radix.net>; paulwey at freecongress.org
<paulwey at freecongress.org>; scanlonm at samtrans.com <scanlonm at samtrans.com>
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Weyrich_Transit] FW: Trouble in Pittsburgh - Route 52


>Greetings     Rt 52 track provides an alternative routing
>to the Mt. Washington tunnel.  It has been used during
>construction or emergencies..  The method was to run
>single track in the tunnel, inbound in the AM and outbound
>in the PM.  Reverse cars went over the hill.  It was once
>single track with passing siding going up the hill.
>Became new double track as part of the S Hills LRT.
>
>When I was in Pgh, I did many things to increase local
>use of the line.  The Allentown community at the top of the
>hill was improving and we did a special green and white
>mod paint job for the community.  We operated a sightseeing
>car on weekends on this line.  This was a mod PCC car
>with an advt for Hornes Dept store which read "Give a
>toot for Hornes".  We put a tape deck player on the
>car's speaker and gave a tour riding up the hill.  You had
>many good views of the City, Oakland and the Southside,
>The tape started off with the song "There is a pawn shop
>on a corner in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania"   We promoted the
>line with the PAT Weekend family pass..  This was in the
>ERA of PAT's highest ridership ever.
>
>Unfortunately. the Alkentown neighborhood never really
>improved.   Ridership is limited and there is good bus
>service connecting to the T at South Hills Jct.
>
>This period was part of the golden years of PAT.  John
>Mauro was ED and very passenger orriented.  It was good
>to work with him.   He went on to San Mateo and created
>the combined system there.  He died at APTA meeting in 1981.
>
>Harold Geissenheimer
>PAT  1964 thru 1976.
>1-973 292 2916
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Weyrich <paulwey at freecongress.org>
>To: elehrer at gmail.com <elehrer at gmail.com>
>Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:09 AM
>Subject: [Weyrich_Transit] FW: Trouble in Pittsburgh - Route 52
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jeffrey Mora [mailto:jgmindc at radix.net]
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:11 PM
>>To: Paul Weyrich; Jerry Fisher; Glen Bottoms
>>Subject: Trouble in Pittsburgh - Route 52
>>
>>
>>A friend sent me a short article from the Pittsburgh City Paper (first
>>week
>>of February) to the effect that PAAC's
>>Route 52 Allentown, which has very little service (hourly service
>>weekdays)
>>and carries about 300 riders a day, could be abandoned as part of the
>>financial crisis faced by the Port Authority.  The date of March 6th is
>>given as when the line could be abandoned as part of service cutbacks
>>and a
>>.25 cent fare increase.
>> Jeff
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