[PRCo] Re: PRCo Routes

[Fred Schneider]

The closure dates are all in the PCC book that was cited.  There were  
some changes of course.   7 Charles - PRR Station was simply  
shortened circa 1957 to the 6th, Penn, Stanwix, Duquesne loop.    
Routes 6 and 13 were combined at the end, running as 6/13 because the  
track on California Avenue east and south of the junction with route  
6 had been abandoned, perhaps about the same time as all the other  
north side routes in 1965.   I don't believe that 35 and 36 were ever  
used before Library and Drake.

I was back to working on a lot of those details ... its all sitting  
on my desk and embargoed for the next 18 months unless EHL can spring  
the collection.

On Oct 2, 2007, at 8:49 AM, Jerry Matt Matsick wrote:

> It is great that we now have a pretty accurate list of PRCo Routes,  
> now if someone will
> come in a put the "date" of their "closure" it would be super.
> Another great thought would be to list trackage still viewable by  
> routes, I am sure that
> there is, like what has been mentioned the "wye" in Donora!   This  
> is all part of the
> PRCo and WP history!
>
> --
> Jerry "Matt" Matsick
> Jacksonville, Florida
>
>
> -------------- Original message from Jim Holland <PRCoPCC at P-R- 
> Co.com>: --------------
>
>
>> Included is an updated route listing with several of the blanks  
>> filled in:
>>
>>
>>
>> * - Uncertain
>> # - See footnotes
>> (Blank) - Unknown
>>
>> 1-Spring Garden
>> 2-Etna
>> 3-Millvale
>> 4-Troy Hill
>> 5-Spring Hill
>> 6-Brighton Road
>> 7-Charles St Penn Station
>> 8-Perrysville
>> 9-Charles St Transfer
>> 10-West View
>> 11-East St
>> 12-Evergreen
>> 13-Emsworth
>> 14-Avalon
>> 15-Bellevue
>> 16-Shadeland *
>> 17-Reedsdale *
>> 18-Woods Run
>> 19-Western
>> 20-Rebecca
>> 21-Fineview
>> 22-Crosstown
>> 23-Sewickley
>> 24-Schoenville
>> 25-Island Ave
>> 26-West Park
>> 27-Carnegie
>> 28-Heidelberg
>> 29-Thornburg
>> 30-Crafton-Ingram
>> 31-Sheraden-Ingram
>> 32-P&LE Transfer
>> 33-Mt. Washington via West End
>> 34-Elliott
>> (35) Charleroi #
>> (36) Washington #
>> 37-Shannon
>> 38-Mt Lebanon
>> 39-Brookline
>> 40-Mt Washington
>> 41-Shiloh St *
>> 42-Dormont
>> 43-Neeld Ave
>> 44 Knoxville - Penna Sta.
>> 45-
>> 46-Brownsville
>> 47-Carrick via Tunnel
>> 48-Arlington
>> 49-Beltzhoover
>> 50-Carson St.
>> 51-Bon Air *
>> 52-36th St Shuttle
>> 53-Carrick
>> 54- (See 77/54 below)
>> 55-Homestead & East Pittsburgh via 2nd Ave
>> 56-McKeesport via 2nd Ave.
>> 57-Glenwood
>> See note below
>> 58-Greenfield
>> 59-
>> 60-Homestead-Homewood
>> 61-Library St.
>> 62-Trafford
>> 63-Trafford Express * (also Corey Ave.)
>> 64-Wilkinsburg - East Pittsburgh
>> 65-Munhall
>> 66-Wilkinsburg via Forbes
>> 67-Swissvale-Rankin-Braddock
>> 68-McKeesport
>> 69-Squirrel Hill
>> 70-
>> 71-Negley
>> 72-
>> 73-Highland
>> 74-
>> 75-Wilkinsburg
>> 76-Hamilton (or Hamilton-Jane St.)
>> 77/54-North Side-Bloomfield-Carrick
>> 78-Laketon *
>> 79-
>> 80-
>> 81-Atwood
>> 82-Lincoln
>> 83-
>> 84-
>> 85-Bedford
>> 86-
>> 87-Ardmore
>> 88-Frankstown (or Frankstown-short)
>> 89-
>> 90-
>> 91-
>> 92-
>> 93-
>> 94-Aspinwall (or Sharpsburg)
>> 95-Butler St *
>> 96-East Liberty-62nd
>> 97-
>> 98-Glassport
>> 99-Evans Ave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Notes:
>> Route numbers not shown on rollsign
>> 24 Schoenville
>> 35 Charleroi
>> Library
>> Finleyville
>> Riverview
>> Donora
>> Roscoe
>> 36 Washington
>> Canonsburg
>> Route number and name not shown on rollsign
>> 38-A Mt.Lebanon-Castle Shannon Transfer
>>
>> Miscellaneous
>> Car House
>> Kennywood
>> West View Park
>> Duquesne Gardens
>> Forbes Field
>> Pitt Stadium
>> Chartered
>> Special (Low-floors and 3800's) (3700's and 3750's uncertain)
>>
>> Note: 57 Route Name not shown on 4200's I vaguely remember that
>> there was a 57-A and/or 58-A but I do not recall the wording thereon.
>>
>> SPECIAL did not have appear on the PCCs but it did appear on the  
>> rolls
>> for the low-floors and 3800's. Uncertain about the others.
>>
>>
>> ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
>> Jim Holland
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