[PRCo] Re: Transfers // Strike // 1957

[John Swindler]

Wasn't there a downturn in the steel industry in 1958/59?????  Did it have 
anything to do with auto production???

Would have been in jr. high, so a bit before my time to have paid attention.

John




>From: Jim Holland <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC - <pittsburgh-railways at lists.dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Transfers // Strike // 1957
>Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:51:11 -0700
>
>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.
>.
>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.
>.
>This courtesy of Mr. Richard Bowker who sent the info to
>*_The__Headway__Recorder_*  and was transcribed recently by Dennis Linsky.
>.
>.
>.
>--
>*Jim Holland*
>
>Studying *Pittsburgh Railways Company*
>
>....................From 1930 -- 1950
>
>*Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM)*
>
>http://www.pa-trolley.org/
>
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