[PRCo] Re: South Side Car House

[Harold G.]

PRC take over was not a friendly takeover.   Harrisburg
Rys was more so.   Harold
-----Original Message-----
From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: South Side Car House


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>Gosh, Bob, I wish you wouldn't bait me to make some comment about private
>companies and government agencies.  <ggg>  (:>)
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>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.
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>So was Keating a post 1903 Pittsburgh Rys. car barn??
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>John
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>>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
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>>Money never stopped PAT from changing names on buildings.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>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
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>> > Why would it say Pittsburgh Railways Company??.   That would have cost
>>money
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>>RR
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