[PRCo] Re: JTC

Bob Rathke bobrathke at comcast.net
Sat Jan 8 19:08:37 EST 2005


Growing up in Pittsburgh with its outer loop to downtown and return routes,
it was confusing the first times that I visited Johnstown and tried to
figure out its through-downtown routes.

I don't recall seeing any "Carhouse" destination signs in Johnstown.  I
believe the sign was simply, "Moxham."

Bob 1/8/04

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: JTC


> Good questions!
>
> B
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:42 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] JTC
>
>
> > Could someone please describe the routes for the PCCs in
> > Johnstown?       Outer terminals seem to be Morrellville, Coopersdale,
> > Franklin, Dale, Moxham, Ferndale, and Roxbury.       Were these lines
> > through routed with each other  --  like Ferndale to Coopersdale  --  or
> > did all loop downtown and return to the outer terminal?
> >
> > Did PCCs run regular service along Horner, Messenger, Ash etc.?
> > Was this the Moxham car?
> >
> > Did the JTC PCCs have a  Car--House  sign or did they use Moxham?
> >
> > Did 406 become the Banana TrolleyCar on the Ferndale route near the
> > single track trestle over Stony Creek?
> >
> >
> > Jim__Holland
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