[PRCo] Re: [PRCo]End of a Street car line?

[Ken & Tracie]

No problem with the correction, John. Thanks.

There were people within our hobby who noted that the 23 cars were "nearly 
empty" in the Germantown section, where people were very vocal about 
retaining them, though it was questioned as to how many residents in that 
area took advantage of the service.

Other parts of the line were always well patronized.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 12:16 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: [PRCo]End of a Street car line?


>
> Hi Ken
>
> The route 23 cars were seldom nearly empty, even into the SEPTA era.   It 
> is/was one of the heaviest routes in Philadelphia.  So is/was 60 and 56.
>
> Route 53 Wayne Ave. was another matter.  And 47 and 50 were not that busy 
> either.
>
> I'd appreciate Rich's comments as I'm just trying to remember ridership 
> statistics from the 1980s.  Today would probably be a different 
> observation.  That is the reason for use of the past tense above.
>
> John
>