[PRCo] Re: West Penn Railways Fare Zones

[John Swindler]

It was around 1918.  Got a nice write-up in the PUC decision references I 
gave you.   Essentially said:  we (PSC/PUC) don't care what the franchise 
says, our decisions take precedence.

John


>From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: West Penn Railways Fare Zones
>Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:47:03 -0400
>
>Our esteemed friend Swindler likes to do that.   I don't know all the
>details but Wilkinsburg politicians always thought their law
>superseded state law.   There was a time when the state Public
>Service Commission or Public Utility Commission (it was around the
>time of the reorganization) ruled that fares stated in borough and
>city franchises were not binding on the railways and that the state
>had jurisdiction.  Wilkinsburg disagreed and the state had to go back
>and remind Wilkinsburg that the state law superseded the borough
>ordinance.   John may have been speaking of that period.   Or it may
>have been one of the other times that the local politicians attempted
>to stretch their muscles.
>
>On Sep 21, 2005, at 11:30 AM, prcopcc at p-r-co.com wrote:
>
> >> John Swindler writes:
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> >> Concerning local fares, there was a three cent local fare in
> >> Wilkinsburg
> >> that resulted in one of the most significient - if not most
> >> significant -
> >> court cases involving PRC, PUC  and street railways within Penna.
> >> Made it to state Supreme (or was it Superior??) Court twice.
> >>
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> > Just Leave Us hanging, John  --  Just Leave Us Hanging!(:->)!!!
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> > Jim__Holland
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> > I....Like....IKE__---__And....PCCs!
> >
> > down...with...pantographs.......
> >
> > UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!
> >
> >
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