[PRCo] Transfers // Strike // 1957

[Jim Holland]

It has been claimed that during October, 1958, Pittsburgh Railways used 
transfers dated "1957" because they weren't used a year earlier due to 
the trolley strike.
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Pittsburgh Railways announced that it was still losing money and 
passengers despite the fare increase on Thursday, June 20, 1957.   Since 
then, losses totaled $47,176.   Passengers declined from 76,557,554 in 
the first 9 months of 1957 to 62,860,493 in the first 9 months of 
1958.    For the 12 months ending Tuesday, September 30, 1958, there was 
a net loss of $690,061 which; however, included the strike period.
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This courtesy of Mr. Richard Bowker who sent the info to  
*_The__Headway__Recorder_*  and was transcribed recently by Dennis Linsky.
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*Jim Holland*

Studying *Pittsburgh Railways Company*

....................From 1930 -- 1950

*Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM)*

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