[PRCo] Re: PRCo logo

[James B. Holland]

> Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:
>
>> This question may have been answered long ago, but I'll ask again. 
>> When did PRCo add the winged logo behind the rear door on PCC's? I 
>> sort of remember seeing it in 1956 when I was there, but that is 
>> fuzzy. Second question, why did the railways feel a need to add a 
>> logo? Was it a matter of PR?
>> Thanks, the third Fred, after Doc and the titanium man.
>
>
> James B. Holland wrote:
>
> The first appearance that I have noted is on 1614 in the Old 
> Interurban Days about 1952 or 1953 -- photo attached.
>
> This was near the end of a protracted Bankruptcy where all the 
> Underlies were *-Paid--Off-* for lack of a better term -- PRCo no 
> longer had any obligation to these Unders. So what emerged from the 
> bankruptcy was a Real Unencumbered PRCo and thus *-probably-* the 
> identity of a Logo was significant, at least in these terms. Seems it 
> took Not A Little While to retrofit the cars with the logo -- not 
> really a very high priority.
>
> Interesting that on 1954.12.05::::::: """""""The county commissioners 
> made public proposed legislation, drafted by a seven-member citizens' 
> committee, for creation of a county-wide public transportation 
> authority to acquire and consolidate bus and trolley lines. The 
> legislation required approval of voters in a referendum scheduled for 
> primary election of *-1956.-*""""""" Pg.502 of Lorant's Pittsburgh book.


Forgot to tie this in.       PRCo emerges from bankruptcy without 
ongoing obligations to the Unders Only to Face Annihilation through  
({[paac]})       Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard 
place!!!!!!!

> From pg.504::::::: """1956.10.03 The last steam engine in the 
> Pittsburgh area was sent to the scrap heap."""


Just happened to see this as I was looking for the previous reference!!!


> While WW2 prolonged the life of trolleycars nationwide, PRCo in spite 
> of bankruptcy fared better than most systems remaining largely intact 
> until 1959! Except for the hatred of trolleycars by Pgh. politicos 
> (Anne X. Alpern comes to mind -- the middle initial tends to hint at a 
> Demon Possessed Spirit!!) I wonder how PRCo would have fared if the 
> *-first-* bankruptcy of PRCo had eliminated the obligations to these 
> Undies! Profits would have increased, possibly substantially, and the 
> system may have seen better maintenance and reinvestment.
>
> Very Interesting To Note that during the second bankruptcy into 1950 
> that PRCo was quite well looked after by the CareTakers -- much new 
> track was installed, the 1700s (Interurbans and city cars) and 
> possibly other PCCs were ordered and not a few other improvements were 
> made.


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