[PRCo] Re: Drake Loop

[Herb Brannon]

Thanks Ed, for the information.
   
  This is also a 'test' message. I have not received any list posts since this one on 4/17. Every now and then the list computers kick me off. 
"Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net> wrote:
  The last of the remaining old cars were scrapped by the end of March, 1952.
They came out of service in 1950-51.

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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Drake Loop


In 1953 was all service on the Interurban lines provided by PCC cars or were
there any of the older interurban cars still being used?
Fred Schneider wrote: Drake loop opened after
Washington closed. Drake wye immediately
south of Walther stop and north of Drake loop opened before the line
to Washington was abandoned, and service in the spring of 1953 was
reduced from half hourly to hourly between Drake and Washington.
Alternating cars ran only to Drake wye.

Without trying to be boorish, Jerry, and I recognize you were off the
list for a while, this was discussed in the past and the dates of the
loop and the wye are somewhere in the permanent file of messages
where they can be retrieved if you need them.

About the same time Chareroi was also reduced to hourly beyond West
Library loop.

On Apr 14, 2007, at 11:14 AM, wrote:

> When the Drake Loop opened, was there an imediate closer of the
> line to Washington, or did they
> have a Drake Looop car and a Washington interurban car until the
> Washington operation ceased?
>
>
>
> Jerry M





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