[PRCo] Interurban___Destinations

[James B. Holland]

Fred Schneider wrote:

> Route 37 operated as long as Washington and Charleroi did not stop 
> between downtown and Frederick Street. That change was made in 1952 
> and that is also when the interurban car destination signs were 
> changed to SHANNON-WASHINGTON and SHANNON-CHARLEROI. I can assure you 
> that the original roll signs in the interurban cars just had one word 
> destinations and the other two destinations were stitched to the 
> bottom of the roll.


It is possible that various curtains were arranged differently, but my 
listing shows that  SHANNON--WASHINGTON  and  SHANNON--CHARLEROI  were 
added between  CHARLEROI  and  Pittsburgh.       This information from 
Robert Scanlon, former President PRMA, who has one of the signs.       
Believe that Ed provided another listing  --  have it somewhere in my 
notes but finding it can be a Real Task.

Multiples of Photos are excellent evidence of the single words of    
CHARLEROI,    WASHINGTON,    PITTSBURGH    as destination signs on the 
Interurbans.

Here is the listing for the Hunter sign dated 1949.12.12, copper edges, 
4 readings per full panel, panels separated by Dash Lines in the 
listing:::::::


RIVERVIEW
LIBRARY
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CASTLE  SHANNON
CANONSBURG
CHARLEROI
SHANNON--WASHINGTON
SHANNON--CHARLEROI
PITTSBURGH
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON
CHARTERED
CAR  HOUSE


SHANNON--LIBRARY   and  SHANNON--DRAKE   were added at the beginning.



Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!

>
> Remember basic rule ... people do make mistakes.
>
> On Sep 15, 2005, at 8:37 AM, John Swindler wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>> James B. Holland mentioned:
>>>
>>>
>>> 11 East Street and 43 Neeld are not listed, but 47 Carrick Rush Hour
>>> Service is listed and that is how it is listed -- all three were
>>> rush
>>> hour so why list one and not the others?!?! Not checking for
>>> others.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Routes 11 and 43 were rush hour short turns for 10 and 42
>> respectively. 47
>> was a separate routing that just happened to operate only during
>> the rush
>> hour. Similar to 79 about ten years earlier (according to
>> Pittsburgh city
>> directory)
>>
>> And during the 1950s, was 37 a rush hour only, or did it have all day 
>> service??
>>
>> John
>