[PRCo] Re: Frequency of Service

[Fred Schneider]

Jerry:

Cleveland may be coming back but the whole area took a big hit.    
Cleveland (steel) , Akron (tires) , New Castle (steel) , Pittsburgh  
(steel) , Donora (steel) , Washington (Steel) , Latrobe (steel) ,  
Johnstown (Bethlehem Steel mostly) , Altoona (Pennsylvania RR shops  
losts thousands of jobs) , Connellsville (mines), Uniontown (mines  
and coke ovens), Steubenville, East Liverpool, Rochester (Kodak and  
the General Motors parts plant).   And I don't think it's anywhere  
near over yet.

Donora?   In the peak hours the cars ran through to Riverview giving  
15 minute service through downtown Monongahela if I'm not mistaken.    
That would be an interurban car, then a Donora car, then an  
interurban, then a Donora car.   But I would have to pull the route  
cards and look to be sure and you'll have to remind me after the 26th.

fws


On Jan 16, 2007, at 11:12 AM, <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Donora - Riverview loop
>
> Thinking back to a sight I would give a million for a picture of  
> the two paused Donora Cars at the passing siding between 14th  
> and15th streets on Meldon Avenue.    I was a 10 year old sitting on  
> a balcony porch of friends of the parents,  I watched as the two  
> motormen chatted and then each went on their way one south into  
> Donora and one north towards Monongahela.   There also was a  
> passing siding between 10th and 11th streets on McKean Avenue, and  
> this is the question with two passing sidings in Donora only blocks  
> apart,  how often was the frequency of  service during the "hey"  
> day of street car operation.on this route.
>
> PS - Herb did not mean any harm on Cleveland, it is just sad to me  
> to see an area that has been
> hit so hard up unemployment and decline.   Plus love hearing about  
> trolleys all over the p lace and
> of course adding to my street car picture files (by city)  >
>
> Jerry Matsick
>
>