[PRCo] Re: PAT trolley routes

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

   Picture this scenario, fuel prices continue to rise higher and higher and the average guy can't 
   afford gasoline at 4 or 5 buicks a gallong,  bus fares equally too high, what is the possiblity of
   PAT opening up former trolley lines?    Have all the rails been picked up?   any just paved over
   I know you all are saying Matsick get real that won't happen!   Never say never, just curious what
   has happened to the various routes if the track is still there?

   Jerry Matsick

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> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> Date: 2005/10/23 Sun PM 04:30:00 EDT
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days
> 
> Boris Cefer wrote:
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> > OK.
> >
> > I attached a picture, a draft of Homewood shops. The picture was drawn 
> > by a guy from Czechoslovakia who visited Pittsburgh (and also other 
> > PCC operations) in 1949 to observe the PCC design, operation, 
> > maintenance and other aspects. No, you did not have commies spying on 
> > Pittsburgh. Nor Nazis as Jim indicated after my statement regarding 
> > previous visit of a Czechoslovakian guy to Pittsburgh in the early 
> > 1939. The guy then made a long report (I have it) on everything 
> > relative the PCC technology (various details of Westinghouse and GE 
> > development and improvements) and streetcar operation in Pgh and 
> > several other US cities. His conclusion was that as early as in 1939 
> > the Westinghouse equipped cars were more popular than GEs.    I hope 
> > it is clear.
> >
> > B
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> 
> Loud  And  Clear!
> 
> The  World   K-n-o-w-s   That  Europe  Chooses  Nothing  But  The  
> Best    ----    WEstinghouse!!!!!!!
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> Jim__Holland
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> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
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> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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