[PRCo] Re: JTC

[Bob Rathke]

JTC issued typed timetables, mimeographed on 8-1/2"X11" sheets of paper
right up to the end of trolley service in June, 1960.  This timetable format
probably contiunued with JTC's trolley bus and diesel bus schedules.

Bob 1/8/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Robb" <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: JTC


> From Ben Rohrbeck's Johnstown Traction Co:
>
> No PCCs on Dale.  The line was abandoned August 2,
> 1940.
> Must have been a fan trip.
>
> The typed timetables in this book (which appear to be
> low cost originals) give times for cars leaving
> downtown and the terminal points.
>
> The June 23, 1958 Roxbury timetable shows 35 trips
> from Roxbury to Morrellsville M-F, and 7 trips from
> Roxbury to Coopersdale M-F all in the PM.
>
> From Morrellville there were trips 36 to Roxbury M-F,
> and 25 trips to Moxham Car Barn with 13 of these trips
> continuing on to Ferndale.
>
> From Ferndale there were 15 trips to Cooperdale M-F,
> mostly in the morning. There were 13 trips M-F to
> Morrellville from Ferndale but only 3 of them were in
> the morning. On Saturday there were also trips from
> Moxham to Morrelville.
>
> From Coopersdale there were 8 trips to Roxbury M-F but
> only one in the morning. To Moxham Car Barn there were
> 19 trips with 13 continuing on to Ferndale.  Buses
> made the trips after 7.00 PM.
>
> All trips had to pass through downtown, that was the
> track pattern.  But no time points are given on the
> timetables, but consolidated times are given to
> downtown and from City Hall on each timetable.  To me
> it looks like JTC was trying to offer some through
> service between scattered outlying points in addition
> to a greater number trips reaching the common terminal
> downtown.
>
> Horner was single track with passing sidings for most
> of its length.
>
> The Ferndale car ran via Franklin, Valley Pike,
> Central and Ferndale Ave to a loop near Harlan Avenue.
> This was all double track.
>
> Not sure if PCCs ran on Mesenger or Ash. They probably
> could have but did they?
>
> There was a Moxham sign. From the track plan it looks
> like cars running to Moxham Car Barn looped through
> the carbarn. No sign of any other loop.
>
> Bill Robb
RR