[PRCo] Re: Routes that Could Have Been Retained

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Bill Robb wrote:

> Am I missing something? Where's the Bourbon Street in
> Pittsburgh?  Is it 80 degrees in the South Hills in
> April?  There's a little more than the streetcars in
> the New Orleans tourism mix. It takes more than a
> trolley line to draw tourists.

East Carson is as close as it gets. It's not really the same though. It's 
a more exciting area, and if I stay in Pittsburgh when I move I'm probably 
going over there.


> But, one line that might have worked was Mt.
> Washington, taking people up to all the restaurants
> with the view of the Golden Triangle and offering
> connections with the inclines.
>
> I have doubts about some lines like39_Brookline and
> 21-Fineview even. The railfans loved it, but what
> would attract other people up there? It's all houses
> isn't it?

Brookline has a few businesses. Fineview, just homes.

Derrick