[PRCo] Re: South Side Car House

[John Swindler]

Gosh, Bob, I wish you wouldn't bait me to make some comment about private 
companies and government agencies.  <ggg>  (:>)

Capital Area Transit in Harrisburg kept the CPT inscription on their bus 
garage when it was remodeled 15-20 years ago.  That would be for Central 
Pennsylvania Traction (??) I think.

So was Keating a post 1903 Pittsburgh Rys. car barn??

John



>From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: "Pittsburgh Trolley List" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: South Side Car House
>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:11:21 -0600
>
>Money never stopped PAT from changing names on buildings.
>
>The words, "PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY" (about 18" high) were carved in 
>the
>stones above the front entrance of the Keating administration building.
>After PAT took over the property in March, 1964, they removed the word
>"COMPANY" from the stone sign, even though the entire building would be 
>torn
>down within two years.
>
>I have before and after photos of the words-carved-in-stone.  PAT seems to
>have cut or ground away the word "COMPANY", and then covered the resulting
>flat area with paint or maybe a cement mix.  Regardless, the word removal
>was heavy handed and anything but subtle.
>
>Bob 1/15/05
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:54 AM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: South Side Car House
>
>
> >
> >
> > Why would it say Pittsburgh Railways Company??.   That would have cost
>money
> > to change the name.
>RR
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