[PRCo] Re: Glassport 98 (99) Line

[Fred Schneider]

Service to the loop opened November 9, 1952.   Evans Avenue was  
temporarily paired with the area along the river south of McKeesport  
where the 56 line previously came into town before the Mansfield  
Bridge was opened.

On Oct 11, 2005, at 4:07 AM, Mark McGuire wrote:

>   The PRMA map of 1959 does show the end of what once was? the end
> of both the 98 and 99 lines just south of where the loop was located.
> When was the loop installed at Glassport?
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> -- Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
> 99 Glassport - Evans Avenue was a double-end car route that was
> replaced with PCC cars running on 98 Glassport from the loop in
> Glassport to Pirl Street Loop, McKeesport.   The south end of both 98
> and 99 were at approximately the same place.
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> On Oct 10, 2005, at 4:21 PM, <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> As a kid we had friends that lived in the Glassport area, I
>> remember the line#98/99  having a loop, but also further south of
>> that loop the line continued on a a double track that ended with a
>> crossover from the southbound track to the northbound track where
>> as only  the double ended street cars operated?
>> My question how far south of Glassport was this?  The PTM
>> Pittsburgh map 1859-1959 doesn't show how far it went.     Question
>> did the line go to Clairton? or where did it go?
>>
>> Jerry Matisck
>> Trackless Jacksonville
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>> PS, you all are going to say where did this guy come from?    Blame
>> it on Mark M
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