[PRCo] 60 // 68

[Jim Holland]

The local papers got the idea that riding had increased on bus routes 60 
(East Homestead-Liberty) and 68 (East Homestead-McKeesport) after their 
rail-to-rubber conversions on Sunday, September 28, 1958.     However, 
Pittsburgh Railways officials announced that the gain of 2000 riders, 
or  3.12%, was due to normal seasonal pickup and that riding had 
similarly increased on rail lines 64 (East Pittsburgh-Wilkinsburg) and 
67 (Swissvale-Rankin-Braddock).     The only service changes on routes 
60 and 68 were the additions of 3 additional morning rush hour trips.
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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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The extra trips were  *_most__probably_*  added because of lower 
capacity of buses.     Strange that more evening trips wouldn't be added 
as well.
-- 
*Jim Holland*

Studying *Pittsburgh Railways Company*

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

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